English language
Published 1876
Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm: The The Seven Ravens (1876)
English language
Published 1876
"The Seven Ravens" (German: Die sieben Raben) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 25). It is of Aarne–Thompson type 451 ("The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers"), commonly found throughout Europe. Other variants of the Aarne–Thompson type include The Six Swans, The Twelve Wild Ducks, Udea and her Seven Brothers, The Wild Swans, and The Twelve Brothers. The 1937 animated feature film The Seven Ravens adapts the fairy tale.