Abraham Van Brunt

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fictional character literary character male character

Abraham Van Brunt, better known as Brom Bones, is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ
alignment	trickster-type character ⓘ
appearsIn	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ
appearsInGenre	Gothic fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ
associatedWith	Headless Horseman ⓘ surface form: Headless Horseman legend Katrina Van Tassel ⓘ
basedIn	Sleepy Hollow ⓘ
characterIn	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	Washington Irving ⓘ
culturalOrigin	American folklore ⓘ
describedAs	boisterous ⓘ brawny ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Sleepy Hollow ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Sleepy Hollow (1999 film) ⓘ The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949 film) ⓘ surface form: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949 Disney film)
hasAlias	Brom Bones ⓘ
hobby	horseback riding ⓘ practical jokes ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
medium	literature ⓘ
narrativeFunction	foil to Ichabod Crane ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
occupation	farmer ⓘ
partOf	The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ
personalityTrait	boisterous ⓘ bold ⓘ mischievous ⓘ
physicalCharacteristic	brawny ⓘ strong ⓘ
portrayedInAdaptationBy	Casper Van Dien ⓘ other film and television actors ⓘ
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance	1820 ⓘ
rivalOf	Ichabod Crane ⓘ
roleInStory	rival of Ichabod Crane ⓘ
romanticInterestIn	Katrina Van Tassel ⓘ
settingOfActivity	Tarry Town ⓘ

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Brom Bones → fullName → Abraham Van Brunt ⓘ