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| Brothers Grimm |
Did the Brothers Grimm actually write the tales they're credited with? When we hear the name
Grimm, we think of
fairy tales like "
Rapunzel, " "
Hansel and Gretel" and "
Snow White."
Jakob and
Wilhelm Grimm were collectors of German folklore; they recorded and popularized traditional stories. The Grimm brothers were also renowned
philologists. Jakob Grimm, born on this date in 1785, formulated
Grimm's Law, showing how consonants shifted between the
Indo-European and Germanic languages: the Indo-European
p,
t, and
k became Germanic
f,
th, and
h; Indo-European
b,
d, and
g became Germanic
p,
t, and
k; and Indo-European
bh,
dh, and
gh became Germanic
b,
d, and
g .
Quote:
"The real Brothers Grimm were scholars; they were these amazing heroes in Germany who... made Germans proud of their heritage." —
Matt Damon
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