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    Lange Wapper is a Flemish folkloric character. He is a legendary giant and trickster whose folk tales were told especially in the city of Antwerp and its...
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    would believe that Lange Wapper really was theirs, they organised a great party in 1964 to baptise an 8 meter long giant, Lange Wapper, with beer in the...
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  • through-traffic away from the R1. Lange Wapper Ringland (organisation) Lange Wapper bridge Lange Wapper bridge Lange Wapper bridge Maquette: Interchange with...
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    (Tsuro or Kalulu) Basque mythology: San Martin Txiki Belgian mythology: Lange Wapper Brazilian folklore: Saci, Curupira Bulgarian/Macedonian folklore: Hitar...
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    dwarves of the Germanic world. Klaas Vaak (Dutch version of the "Sandman") Lange Wapper (also known locally as the "Longue Schlongue") is a Flemish legendary...
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    would have entailed the construction of a long viaduct and bridge (the Lange Wapper) over the docks on the north side of the city in combination with the...
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    the castle is a statue of a giant and two humans. It depicts the giant Lange Wapper who used to terrorise the inhabitants of the city in medieval times....
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    Amerika (Eng: Down with America) and "WapperSong", which rallied against the plans for Antwerp's Lange Wapper bridge. To celebrate his 70th anniversary...
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    Eykman, Liefdesverdriet, De Harmonie 1985: Els Pelgrom, Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper, Querido 1986: Joke van Leeuwen, Deesje, Querido Willem Wilmink, Waar...
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    1983. Pelgrom also won the Gouden Griffel for her books Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper and De eikelvreters. Pelgrom won the Zilveren Griffel award in 1983 for...
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