The Elves and the Shoemaker

Summary

The Elves and the Shoemaker is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Elves and the Shoemaker authored Brothers Grimm^[3].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker authored Jacob Grimm^[4].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker authored Wilhelm Grimm^[5].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's instance of is recorded as literary work^[6].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's genre is fairy tale^[7].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's Commons category is recorded as The Elves and the Shoemaker^[8].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's language of work or name is recorded as German^[9].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's catalog code is recorded as KHM 39^[10].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker was released on 1812^[11].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's has edition or translation is recorded as The Elves and the Shoemaker^[12].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's has edition or translation is recorded as Von den Wichtelmännern^[13].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's has edition or translation is recorded as The Elves and the Shoemaker^[14].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's has edition or translation is recorded as The Elves^[15].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's has edition or translation is recorded as The Elves^[16].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's has edition or translation is recorded as The Elves and the Cobbler^[17].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dorothea Grimm^[18].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales^[19].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Von den Wichtelmännern'}^[20].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Wichtelmänner'}^[21].
• The Elves and the Shoemaker's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 503^[22].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4746de63-52b7-4cbd-a60e-df765ae54124^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Brothers Grimm^[3], a brother duo^[25]; Jacob Grimm^[4], a jurist^[26], 1785–1863^[27], of Electorate of Hesse^[28], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[29]; and Wilhelm Grimm^[5], a lexicographer^[30], 1786–1859^[31], of Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel^[32].

Publication

The Elves and the Shoemaker was published on 1812^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German^[9]. Its genre is fairy tale^[7].

Why It Matters

The Elves and the Shoemaker ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]