The Twelve Dancing Princesses

folktale type (ATU 306)
Thing tale_type Q124331324
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Summary

The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a tale type[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses authored Brothers Grimm[3].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's instance of is recorded as tale type[4].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[5].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's place of publication is recorded as Berlin[6].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses is part of Russian folktale[7].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses is part of Ukrainian fairy tale[8].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses is part of German fairy tale[9].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's Commons category is recorded as The Twelve Dancing Princesses[10].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's catalog code is recorded as 306[11].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's catalog code is recorded as 306A[12].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses was published on January 1, 1815[13].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's edition or translation of is recorded as The Twelve Dancing Princesses[14].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's described by source is recorded as The Types of International Folktales[15].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's described by source is recorded as The Types of the Folktale[16].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's published in is recorded as Kinder- und Haus-Märchen Band 2[17].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's different from is recorded as Die zertanzten Schuhe[18].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's different from is recorded as The Twelve Dancing Princesses[19].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's different from is recorded as The Midnight Dance[20].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 306[21].
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include tale type[4] and version, edition or translation[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Russian folktale[7], in Russia[23]; Ukrainian fairy tale[8]; and German fairy tale[9].

Why It Matters

The Twelve Dancing Princesses has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Types of International Folktales. 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] . The Types of International Folktales. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Ossistyl · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source The Types of International Folktales, The Types of the Folktale
    Publication date +1815-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Copyright status public domain
    Different from Die zertanzten Schuhe, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Midnight Dance
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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