The Twelve Huntsmen

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
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The Twelve Huntsmen

Summary

The Twelve Huntsmen is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Twelve Huntsmen authored Brothers Grimm[3].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen authored Jacob Grimm[4].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen authored Wilhelm Grimm[5].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's genre is fairy tale[7].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's Commons category is recorded as The Twelve Huntsmen[8].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's catalog code is recorded as KHM 67[10].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen was published on +1812-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's has edition or translation is recorded as The Twelve Huntsmen[12].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's has edition or translation is recorded as The Twelve Huntsmen[13].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's has edition or translation is recorded as Der König mit dem Löwen[14].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Johanna Hassenpflug[15].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[16].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die zwölf Jäger'}[17].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Twelve Huntsmen'}[18].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 884[19].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's narrative motif is recorded as lion with magic wisdom[20].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's narrative motif is recorded as prophetic lion[21].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's narrative motif is recorded as speaking lion[22].
  • The Twelve Huntsmen's narrative motif is recorded as forgotten fiancée[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Brothers Grimm[3], a brother duo[24]; Jacob Grimm[4], a jurist[25], 1785–1863[26], of Electorate of Hesse[27], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[28]; and Wilhelm Grimm[5], a lexicographer[29], 1786–1859[30], of Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel[31].

Publication

The Twelve Huntsmen was released on +1812-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[9]. Its genre is fairy tale[7].

Why It Matters

The Twelve Huntsmen ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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