Trusty John

fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
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Trusty John

Summary

Trusty John is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trusty John authored Brothers Grimm[3].
  • Trusty John authored Jacob Grimm[4].
  • Trusty John authored Wilhelm Grimm[5].
  • Trusty John's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Trusty John's genre is fairy tale[7].
  • Trusty John's Commons category is recorded as Trusty John[8].
  • Trusty John's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
  • Trusty John's catalog code is recorded as KHM 6[10].
  • Trusty John was published on 1819[11].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as Faithful John[12].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as Faithful John[13].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as Trusty John[14].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as De getrouwe Johannes[15].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as Uskollinen Johannes[16].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as Faithful John[17].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as Der getreue Johannes[18].
  • Trusty John's has edition or translation is recorded as Der getreue Johannes[19].
  • Trusty John's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dorothea Viehmann[20].
  • Trusty John's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[21].
  • Trusty John's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der treue Johannes'}[22].
  • Trusty John's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Faithful John'}[23].
  • Trusty John's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De getrouwe Johannes'}[24].
  • Trusty John's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Uskollinen Johannes'}[25].
  • Trusty John's manifestation of is recorded as Faithful John[26].
  • Trusty John's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 516[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Brothers Grimm[3], a brother duo[28]; Jacob Grimm[4], a jurist[29], 1785–1863[30], of Electorate of Hesse[31], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[32]; and Wilhelm Grimm[5], a lexicographer[33], 1786–1859[34], of Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel[35].

Publication

Trusty John was published on 1819[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[9]. Its genre is fairy tale[7].

Why It Matters

Trusty John ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Wikisource. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Wikisource. 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Types of International Folktales. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manifestation of Faithful John
    Copyright status public domain
    Publication date
    Contributor to the creative work or subject Dorothea Viehmann
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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