The Swineherd

1841 short story by Hans Christian Andersen
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1196800
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The Swineherd

Summary

The Swineherd is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Swineherd authored Hans Christian Andersen[3].
  • The Swineherd's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Swineherd's instance of is recorded as fairy tale[5].
  • The Swineherd's genre is fairy tale[6].
  • The Swineherd's genre is literary fairy tale[7].
  • The Swineherd's part of the series is recorded as Hans Christian Andersen bibliography[8].
  • The Swineherd's Commons category is recorded as The Swineherd[9].
  • The Swineherd's language of work or name is recorded as Danish[10].
  • The Swineherd's country of origin is recorded as Denmark[11].
  • The Swineherd was released on +1841-12-20T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Fairy tales of Andersen (Paull)/The Swineherd[13].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100904996[14].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Pasák[15].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100905111[16].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100905115[17].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100905130[18].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Książę Świniarek[19].
  • The Swineherd's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133802910[20].
  • The Swineherd's published in is recorded as Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection[21].
  • The Swineherd's title is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Svinedrengen'}[22].
  • The Swineherd's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Świniopas'}[23].
  • The Swineherd's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • The Swineherd's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].
  • The Swineherd's form of creative work is recorded as short story[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Swineherd authored Hans Christian Andersen[3].

Publication

The Swineherd was published on +1841-12-20T00:00:00Z[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Danish[10]. Genres include fairy tale[6] and literary fairy tale[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Hans Christian Andersen bibliography[8].

Subject and Themes

The Swineherd's part of the series is recorded as Hans Christian Andersen bibliography[8].

Why It Matters

The Swineherd ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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