The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
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The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
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The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was

Summary

The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was authored Brothers Grimm[3].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was authored Jacob Grimm[4].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was authored Wilhelm Grimm[5].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's genre is fairy tale[7].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's Commons category is recorded as The tale of a youth who set out to learn what fear was[8].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's country of origin is recorded as Germany[10].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's catalog code is recorded as KHM 4[11].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was was published on 1812[12].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's has edition or translation is recorded as The tale of a youth who set out to learn what fear was[13].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's has edition or translation is recorded as Satu eräästä nuorukaisesta, joka pelkäämisen konstia oppiaksensa läksi mailman markkinoille[14].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's has edition or translation is recorded as The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was[15].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's has edition or translation is recorded as The Youth Who Could Not Shudder[16].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's has edition or translation is recorded as Gut Kegel- und Kartenspiel[17].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dorothea Viehmann[18].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[19].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's title is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Fabelo pri iu, kiu migris por ekkoni timon'}[20].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Von einem, der auszog das Fürchten zu lernen'}[21].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was'}[22].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Satu eräästä nuorukaisesta, joka pelkäämisen konstia oppiaksensa läksi mailman markkinoille'}[23].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's title is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Korkmayı Öğrenenin Masalı'}[24].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 326[25].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's narrative motif is recorded as speaking cat[26].
  • The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was's narrative motif is recorded as magic bed[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Brothers Grimm[3], a brother duo[28]; Jacob Grimm[4], a jurist[29], 1785–1863[30], of Electorate of Hesse[31], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[32]; and Wilhelm Grimm[5], a lexicographer[33], 1786–1859[34], of Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel[35].

Publication

The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was was published on 1812[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[9]. Its genre is fairy tale[7].

Why It Matters

The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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  24. [26] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Narrative motif speaking cat, magic bed, resuscitation by warming dead person +9
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