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Märchen is the German diminutive of the obsolete German word Mär, meaning "news, tale" (see Märchen). It may refer to:
- A fairy tale, a type of short story that typically features folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments
- A type of musical composition
- The Russian composer Nikolai Medtner wrote many examples for solo piano (1880–1951), his original Russian title for the pieces Skazki is often replaced by Märchen
- Märchenbilder (Schumann) for viola and piano, by Robert Schumann
Märchen or Marchen may also refer to:
- Marchen script, used for writing the Zhang-Zhung language
- Marchen Maersk, Danish container ship
- Märchen (album), a 2010 story album by the Japanese musical group Sound Horizon
- The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily (German: Märchen), German fairy tale
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