Brandner Kaspar
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Brandner Kaspar is a legendary Bavarian folk character, an old marksman who famously cheats death and negotiates for more time on earth in a popular tale adapted into plays and films.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bavarian folk character
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fictional character ⓘ legendary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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stage play ⓘ television adaptation ⓘ theatre production ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Bavarian folk tale ⓘ |
| audience |
Bavarian theatre-goers
ⓘ
general public ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Alpine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
part of Bavarian popular culture
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well-known figure in German-speaking regions ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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folk tale ⓘ humorous tale ⓘ regional literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | old ⓘ |
| hasMotive | desire to keep living ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
marksman
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rifleman ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPlotElement |
card game with Death
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drinking with Death ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Bavarian dialect
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German ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
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oral tradition ⓘ stage ⓘ television ⓘ written literature ⓘ |
| moralOrMessage |
acceptance of death
ⓘ
value of earthly life ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bargain with death
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fear of dying ⓘ rural Bavarian life ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cheating death
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negotiating for more time on earth ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
cunning
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down-to-earth ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Death ⓘ |
| setting | rural Bavaria ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 19th century ⓘ |
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