The most famous fairy tale written by a Danish author is "The Snow Queen"

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

"Well, let's get started! When we reach the end of our history, we will know more than we do now.” With these words begins one of the most famous fairy tales in the world, which was written by a Danish author - "The Snow Queen".

Who is Hans Christian Andersen? Shy and vulnerable, having a hard time living his youth. A person who had a hard time learning, who until the end of his days wrote with grammatical errors. A man without a family, children, who died alone after a serious injury. By the way, he sincerely believed that he was not a children's storyteller. All his life he dreamed of becoming famous solely as a playwright.

It seems that few people do not know the name of the author of The Snow Queen, because this story has been filmed in many countries of the world. At different times, animated films and films, theatrical performances, musicals and anime were created. To this day, a New Year's performance without the main character of this fairy tale is as irrelevant as without the appearance of Santa Claus. Moreover, somestories formed the basis of musical productions, operas.

The author of the work "The Snow Queen" gained his fame not only thanks to this fairy tale, by no means. In his track record there are enough works that can outshine a lot with their popularity. "The Ugly Duckling", "Ole Lukoye", "Flint", "The King's New Dress", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Nightingale", "The Little Mermaid" - this is only a part of what the author wrote. The Snow Queen is just one of the stories that made Andersen famous.

By the way, it is believed that the main character from this tale was written off from the image of the Ice Maiden from Scandinavian folklore, the mistress of winter and death. It is believed that the writer's father, dying, uttered the phrase that it was she who came for him.

The storyteller's dad died early. They stayed with their mother, they often had to beg. As a child, Andersen was a shy boy, receptive and vulnerable. He showed himself as a writer early, bringing his published book to the theater. She was not appreciated, but the young man was given a chance to learn and prove himself as an author in the future.

The Snow Queen was written in 1844 and consisted of seven parts. Each was considered a separate fairy tale, connected by a little girl Gerda. Many believe that the number of parts is symbolic, that this is not at all a mere coincidence, it is a direct allusion to the "seven stages". Who knows what the author meant? The Snow Queen, despite all this, remains the most beloved fairy tale of children of all generations.

Summary

Partthe first tells about the creation of a mirror by an evil troll, the fragments of which, falling into a person, make him unable to see and feel good. The second tells about the relationship between two children, Kai and Gerda, one of whom gets a piece of that mirror. The third part is about the beginning of the journey in search of the lost Kai and Gerda, who got into the sorceress's garden. The fourth is about the help given by the prince and princess to a little girl. The fifth part is about the incident that happened to Gerda on the way to Kai with the evil robbers. The sixth story tells about the help received from a Lapland woman and a Finnish witch. In the seventh part, the girl finds the boy and returns home with him, realizing that several years have passed and they are already adults.