Complete Grimms’ Fairy Tales “Then her envious heart had peace, as much as an envious heart can have.” ―Brothers Grimm,Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales Grimm’s Fairy Tales is a collection of German folk tales compiled by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. These stories are steeped in cultural heritage and offer insights into the traditions and values of the German people. With their rich narratives and moral themes, the tales remain cherished by readers worldwide for their cultural significance.
Authors
German philologist and folklorist Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm in 1822 formulated Grimm's Law, the basis for much of modern comparative linguistics. With his brother Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786-1859), he collected Germanic folk tales and published them as Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812-1815). Indo-European stop consonants, represented in Germanic, underwent the regular changes that Grimm's Law describes; this law essentially states that Indo-European p shifted to Germanic f, t shifted to th, and k shifted to h. Indo-European b shifted to Germanic p, d shifted to t, and g shifted to k. Indo-European bh shifted to Germanic b, dh shifted to d, and gh shifted to g. This jurist and mythologist also authored the monumental German Dictionary and his Deutsche Mythologie . Adapted from Wikipedia.
