1. The Brothers Grimm

2. Who are the Grimm Brothers?
Jacob Ludwig Grimm
Wilhelm Carl Grimm

3. The Grimm’s Birthplace

4. The Grimm Family’s Home in Steinau, Deutschland
Family History
Father = Philipp Wilhelm Grimm
Very respected lawyer
Mother = Dorothea Zimmer
9 children
3 sons died during infancy
Left 5 boys and 1 girl
The Grimm Family’s Home in Steinau, Deutschland

5. Unfortunate Events 1791 = the Grimm family moves to Steinau
Philipp Grimm obtains a district magistrate position
Family had a large home with servants
1796 = Philipp Grimm passes away due to pneumonia
This causes major financial issues for the family  they lost their servants, home, etc.

6. Education
Jacob & Wilhelm = sent to Lyzeum High School by their Aunt Henriette Zimmer
Jacob graduates in 1803
Wilhelm in 1804
Both at the head of their class
Jacob & Wilhelm proceed to Marburg University together hoping to follow in their father’s footsteps
Jacob drops out to follow Roman Law expert Friedrich Karl Von Savigny and moves to Paris
Wilhelm receives a law degree in 1806

7. Some More Events 1808 =Dorothea Zimmer (their mom) dies at age 52
Jacob was overwhelmed and took a position as a librarian in Kassel to support his siblings
Wilhelm soon followed to work with Jacob in Kassel
This is where and when they began collecting stories

8. The Facts Richtig Falsch
Their primary method for collecting tales was by inviting story tellers to their homes and writing the information down
Story tellers consisted of young educated woman from middle class to aristocracy
It was believed that the Grimm brothers went around to various peasants collecting tales

9. The Grimm Brothers wanted the people to know the basic truths about the customs and practices of the German people and wanted to preserve authentic ties to the oral tradition

10. Kinder- und Hausmärchen
English translation = Children’s and Household Tales
1812 = 1st volume was published. Consisted of 86 stories and folktales
1814 = 2nd volume is published. Consisted of 70 stories and folktales
Altogether the Kinder- und Hausmärchen saw 8 editions
The final edition contained 200 stories and folktales, including 10 children's legends

12. Their Achievements
The Grimm brothers produced a significant amount of books during their lifetime
Jacob Grimm publishes 21
Wilhelm Grimm publishes 14
Together the brothers published 8

13. Scholarly Contributions
Folklore
History
Ethnology
Religion
Jurisprudence
Lexicography
Literary Criticism

14. That’s Not All!
1819 = Jacob and Wilhelm receive honorary doctorates from Marburg University
1825 = Wilhelm marries Henriette Wild, a former story teller, having 4 children (3 boys & 1 girl)
Jacob lived with Wilhelm and Henriette
The Grimm brothers were always inseparable

15. The Grimm’s Final Days
Wilhelm Karl Grimm dies on December 16, 1859 at the age of 73
Jacob Ludwig Grimm dies on September 20, 1863 at the age of 78

17. Some Fairy Tales Aschenputtel = Cinderella Schneewitchen = Snow White
Rumpelstilzchen = Rumpelstiltskin
Rotkäppchen = Little Red Riding Hood
Hänsel und Gretel = Hansel and Gretel
Der Froschkönig = The Frog King
Dornröschen = Sleeping Beauty

18. Their Intentions
The Grimm brothers were writers of violent, vivid imagery
Their fairy tales would allow us to work through our fears
Also the Grimm brothers wanted to teach people lessons on moral values -- “Right & Wrong”
The number one message that people were to gain out of their stories was… “Children should use their brains to overcome any situation”

19. Walt Disney Today's versions of children's stories are toned down
Its more of a “Happily Ever After” theme
These were made so children wouldn’t have fear or nightmares

21. The Fairy Tale Road ambles for 370 miles through German landscapes that evoke dreams and nightmares.

23. Some stories with Violent Themes
Snow White
Cinderella
Red Riding Hood
Hansel and Gretel
Sleeping Beauty
The Goose Girl

24. Some Examples Of The Violence
In Hänsel und Gretel = the witch was burned to death in her oven
In Aschenputtel = the stepsisters try to cut off parts of their feet in order to fit into the slipper; punishment for deceiving the prince was having their eyes pecked out by pigeons
In The Goose Girl = a servant girl was dragged to death in a barrel spiked with nails
In Schneewittchen = the witch is forced to wear red-hot iron shoes and dance herself to death

25. Little Red Cap Auf Deutsch = Rotkäppchen
She was given a little cap of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else; so she was always called Little Red Cap.

27. Illustrations of Snow White
Grimm’s Snow White
Disney’s Snow White

28. Illustrations of the Grimm’s Cinderella

29. Interesting Facts
Kinder- und Hausmärchen came second only to the Bible as the best seller in Germany and remains that way today
There are theme parks, films, books, and plays dedicated to the brothers Grimm

30. In the Museum of Steinau