The Four Skillful Brothers

Grimm fairy tale
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The Four Skillful Brothers

Summary

The Four Skillful Brothers is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Four Skillful Brothers authored Brothers Grimm[3].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's genre is fairy tale[5].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's Commons category is recorded as The Four Skillful Brothers[6].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's language of work or name is recorded as German[7].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's catalog code is recorded as KHM 129[8].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers was released on 1819[9].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's has edition or translation is recorded as De vier broeders[10].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's has edition or translation is recorded as Neljästä keinokkaasta veljeksestä[11].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's has edition or translation is recorded as The Four Skilful Brothers[12].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's has edition or translation is recorded as The Four Clever Brothers[13].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's has edition or translation is recorded as Die vier kunstreichen Brüder[14].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[15].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die vier kunstreichen Brüder'}[16].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Four Clever Brothers'}[17].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De vier broeders'}[18].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Neljästä keinokkaasta veljeksestä'}[19].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's manifestation of is recorded as The Four Skillful Brothers[20].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 653[21].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's narrative motif is recorded as dragon lives in isolated island[22].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's narrative motif is recorded as magic object received by apprentice from master[23].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's narrative motif is recorded as task: sewing together a broken egg[24].
  • The Four Skillful Brothers's narrative motif is recorded as task: sewing together a broken ship[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Four Skillful Brothers authored Brothers Grimm[3].

Publication

The Four Skillful Brothers was published on 1819[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[7]. Its genre is fairy tale[5].

Why It Matters

The Four Skillful Brothers ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Types of International Folktales. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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