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The Tinderbox

fairy tale by H.C. Andersen
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The Tinderbox
Alfred Walter Bayes, Dalziel Brothers · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Tinderbox is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,955 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Hans Christian Andersen[3]
  • Genre: literary fairy tale[4], fairy tale[5]
  • Commons category: The Tinder Box[6]
  • Language of work or name: Danish[7]
  • Country of origin: Denmark[8]
  • Catalog code: 267[9]
  • Publication date: May 8, 1835[10]
  • Has edition or translation: Q42308966[11], Książę Świniarek oraz inne bajki[12]
  • Catalog: BFN[13]
  • Published in: Eventyr og historier[14]
  • Title: Fyrtøiet[15]
  • Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index: 562[16]
  • Copyright status: public domain[17]
  • Form of creative work: short story[18]

Why It Matters

The Tinderbox has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Denmark Hans Christian Andersen literary work public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL25520W
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'fy', 'hy', 'is', 'i
    Sitelink count → 26
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Open library id: OL25520W, add claims: P648"
  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Genre → —
    Catalog → BFN
    Country of origin → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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