The Juniper Tree
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The Juniper Tree is a dark German fairy tale best known for its themes of murder, cannibalism, and supernatural revenge, collected and popularized by the Brothers Grimm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Juniper Tree canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German fairy tale
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folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | juniper tree ⓘ |
| collectedBy |
Brothers Grimm
NERFINISHED
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Jacob Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Grimms’ Fairy Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
father
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half-sister ⓘ murdered son ⓘ stepmother ⓘ supernatural bird ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Kinder- und Hausmärchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fairy tale
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horror fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
The Almond Tree (in some translations)
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Von dem Machandelboom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cannibalistic meal
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father’s unwitting complicity ⓘ innocent child victim ⓘ juniper tree as grave ⓘ magic bird ⓘ magical transformation ⓘ murdered child ⓘ revelatory song ⓘ singing bone ⓘ stepmother as murderer ⓘ talking bird ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cannibalism
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child abuse ⓘ family violence ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ murder ⓘ retribution ⓘ stepmother cruelty ⓘ supernatural revenge ⓘ |
| includedIn | Grimms’ first edition collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Gothic and dark fantasy literature ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cannibalistic feast scene
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graphic depiction of violence ⓘ supernatural vengeance narrative ⓘ |
| setting | family household ⓘ |
| taleType | ATU 720 ⓘ |
| taleTypeSystem | Aarne–Thompson–Uther classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Juniper Tree Description of subject: The Juniper Tree is a dark German fairy tale best known for its themes of murder, cannibalism, and supernatural revenge, collected and popularized by the Brothers Grimm.
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