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28-561: The story was first translated into English by Edgar Taylor in 1826, then by many others, e.g. by an anonymous community of translators in 1865, by Lucy Crane in 1881, by LucMargaret Hunt in 1884, etc. Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book in 1889. The tale was first published by the Brothers Grimm in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen , vol. 2, in 1815, as number 3. It appears as no. 89 since

56-694: A common goose girl. It is similar to other AT-533 tales like the American " The Golden Bracelet ". These motifs are also found, centered on a male character, in The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward ( Child ballad 271) and the chivalric romance Roswall and Lillian . In the 13th century, the tale became attached to Bertrada of Laon , the mother of Charlemagne . Despite the story being viewed as obscure, there have been many film versions, from countries ranging from Germany to even America. Falada

84-703: A daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius , but Charlemagne soon divorced Desiderata. Einhard claims this was the only episode that ever strained relations between mother and son. Bertrada retired from the court after Carloman's death in 771 to live in Choisy-au-Bac , where Charlemagne had set aside a royal house for her. Choisy-au-Bac was favorable because of its history of being the home and burial place of several Merovingian kings. Bertrada died on 12 July 783 in Choisy-au-Bac. Charlemagne buried her in

112-623: A nun at Chelles Abbey . In 751, Pepin and Bertrada became King and Queen of the Franks, following Pepin's successful coup against the Frankish Merovingian monarchs. Pepin was crowned in June 754, and Bertrada, Charlemagne, and Carloman were blessed by Pope Stephen II . After Pepin's death in 768, Bertrada lost her title as Queen of the Franks. Charlemagne and Carloman inherited the two halves of Pepin's kingdom. Bertrada stayed at

140-465: A publication now in the public domain :  Gordon, Alexander (1898). " Taylor, Edgar ". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 54. London: Smith, Elder & Co. DNB00. Bertrada of Laon Bertrada of Laon (born between 710 and 727 – 12 July 783), also known as Bertrada the Younger or Bertha Broadfoot ( cf. Latin : Regina pede aucae , i.e.

168-421: A time, and eventually the princess grows thirsty. She asks the maid to go and fetch her some water, but the maid simply says: "If you want water, get it for yourself. I do not want to be your servant any longer." So the princess has to fetch herself water from the nearby stream. She wails softly: "What will become of me?" The charm answers: "Alas, alas, if your mother knew, her loving heart would break in two." After

196-400: A while, the princess gets thirsty again. So she asks her maid once more to get her some water. But again the evil servant says, "I will not serve you any longer, no matter what you or your mother say." The servant leaves the poor princess to drink from the river by her dainty little hands. When she bends to the water, her charm falls out of her bosom and floats away. The maid takes advantage of

224-445: Is different in each version of the story, in the classic version, she tells the king that a false servant should be dragged through town naked in a barrel with internal spikes. As a result, she is punished that way until she dies. After that, the prince and the true princess are married and reign over their kingdom for many years. The story uses the false bride plot with a good-hearted princess being seized by her maid and turned into

252-486: Is often restored to life in film versions, or even spared entirely. While the Queen is implied to have died in the original story, many versions also have her survive to expose the false bride at the wedding. The false bride's motive for suggesting such a cruel punishment varies by retelling; in some, she is simply too ignorant to recognize herself, others have her play along to keep the charade, and others imply she has believed

280-474: Is possible Bertha suffered from bunions, her feet became misshapen and spread because of them. It is also possible but unlikely that Bertrada was born with a clubfoot , although Adenes does not mention this in his poem. Bertrada was born sometime between 710 and 727 in Laon , in today's Aisne, France , to Count Charibert of Laon . Charibert's father might have been related to Hugobertides. Charibert's mother

308-518: The Basilica of St Denis near Pepin. Bertrada inspired Adenes Le Roi to write the poem Li rouman de Berte aus grands piés in 1270. Adenes referred to her as "Bertha Broadfoot", the earliest known usage of that nickname. Bertrada is also referred to as "Bertha Broadfoot" ( Berthe au grand pied ) in François Villon 's 15th-century poem Ballade des dames du temps jadis . Bertrada

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336-495: The Brothers Grimm 's Kinder- und Hausmärchen as German Popular Stories between 1823 and 1826, with illustrations by George Cruikshank . The second edition, Gammer Grethel, or German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories , was published in 1839 and contained illustrations from both Cruikshank and Ludwig Emil Grimm . Jack Zipes regards Taylor's translations as representative of a more general movement gathering support in

364-613: The Test and Corporation Acts and in 1837 was appointed an unpaid commissioner for carrying out the Dissenters' Marriage Act . He worked as a lawyer until 1832, when he was compelled to give up much of his professional work, having contracted an incurable disease in 1827. After a long illness, he died on 19 August 1839 at Bedford Row, London and was buried in Highgate Cemetery . Taylor anonymously published translations of

392-418: The "princess servant" is ordered to guard the geese with a little boy called Conrad. The false bride orders Falada to be killed, as she fears she might talk. The real princess hears of this and begs the slaughterer to nail Falada's head above the doorway where she passes with her geese every morning. The next morning the goose girl addresses Falada's head over the doorway: "Falada, Falada, thou art dead, and all

420-463: The 1820s, which tended to separate the fantasy elements of fairy tales from cruelty and bawdy, with the addition of Christian teaching. Taylor's English edition was more popular than the Grimms' first edition, which was more scholarly. He wrote to the brothers to share that he created the translations with "the amusement of some young friends principally in view." Jan Susina wrote that the popularity of

448-492: The court and often tried to stop arguments between the two brothers. Some historians credit Bertrada's support for her elder son Charlemagne over her younger son Carloman, and her diplomatic skills, for Charlemagne's early success. Although her influence over Charlemagne may have diminished in time, she lived at his court, and, according to Einhard , their relationship was excellent. Bertrada recommended that Charlemagne set aside his legal wife, Himiltrude , and marry Desiderata ,

476-422: The joy in my life has fled", and Falada answers "Alas, Alas, if your mother knew, her loving heart would break in two." On the goose meadow, Conrad watches the princess comb her beautiful hair and he becomes greedy to pluck one or two of her golden locks. But the goose girl sees this and says a charm: "Blow wind, blow, I say, take Conrad's hat away. Do not let him come back today until my hair is combed today." And so

504-442: The king is talking about the true bride. Such film versions include: Literature: Other: Edgar Taylor (author) Edgar Taylor (28 January 1793– 19 August 1839) was a British solicitor and author of legal, historical, literary works and translations. He was the first translator of the Brothers Grimm 's 1812 book Kinder- und Hausmärchen into English, as German Popular Stories (1823). In 1826, he translated

532-431: The princess to tell him her story. But she refuses to say anything because of her oath. The king suggests that she might tell everything to the iron stove. She agrees, climbs into the stove and tells her story while the king listens from outside. As the king is convinced she has told the truth, he has the goose girl clad in royal clothes. He then tricks the false princess into "choosing her own punishment". While each choice

560-403: The princess's vulnerability. She orders the princess to change clothes with her and the horses as well. She threatens to kill the princess if she doesn't swear never to say a word about this reversal of roles to any living being. Sadly, the princess takes the oath. The maid servant then rides off on Falada, while the princess has to mount the maid's nag. At the palace, the maid poses as princess and

588-522: The queen with the goose-foot), was a Frankish queen. She was the wife of Pepin the Short and the mother of Charlemagne , Carloman and Gisela , plus five other children. Bertrada's nickname "Bertha Broadfoot" dates back to the 13th century, when it was used in Adenes Le Roi 's trouvère Li rouman de Berte aus grands piés . The exact reason that Bertrada was given this nickname is unclear. It

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616-457: The second edition (1819). Grimm's source for the story is the German storyteller Dorothea Viehmann (1755–1815). A widowed queen sends her daughter to a faraway land to marry. Accompanying the princess are her magical horse Falada, who can speak, and a waiting maid. The queen gives the princess a special charm that will protect her as long as she wears it. The princess and her servant travel for

644-816: The second volume (1814) of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen . Taylor was born on 28 January 1793 in Banham, Norfolk , UK. He was the fifth son of Samuel Taylor and grandson of John Taylor . He studied at a school in Palgrave under Charles Lloyd and became his uncle's apprentice in Diss in 1809. Taylor was reported to be fluent in Italian and Spanish before arriving in London in 1814 and subsequently learned German and French. In 1817, with William Roscoe 's son Robert, Taylor set up

672-637: The solicitor firm Taylor & Roscoe in King's Bench Walk , Inner Temple in London. Taylor was also an original member of the Noncon Club, which was founded in July 1817 by Robert Aspland to advance religious freedom . He co-operated with Aspland in ecclesiastical politics, working for the legal recognition of the rights of nonconformists . As a dissenting deputy, he took part in the 1828 movement for repeal of

700-784: The translations helped make fairytales an acceptable form of children's literature in England. Among Taylor's other publications were: In addition to his books and translations, Taylor wrote in The Jurist , Legal Observer , Retrospective Review , Westminster Review , and Morning Chronicle . Among his contributions to the Monthly Repository were an 1819 memoir of Bible critic Johann Jakob Wettstein and Observations on Mahometanism (1820). Taylor and Ann Christie of Hackney married in 1823 and had one daughter. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from

728-403: The wind takes his hat away, and he cannot return before the goose girl has finished brushing and plaiting her hair. Meanwhile, Conrad goes to the king and declares he will not herd geese with this girl any longer because of the strange things that happen. The king tells him to do it one more time, and the next morning hides and watches. He finds everything as Conrad has told. That evening, he asks

756-546: Was Bertrada of Prüm , who founded Prüm Abbey along with Charibert. Bertrada married Pepin the Short , the son of Charles Martel , the Frankish " Mayor of the Palace ", in around 740 or 741. However, Pepin and Bertrada were too closely related for their marriage to be legal at that time; the union was not canonically sanctioned until 749, after the birth of Charlemagne. According to French historian Léon Levillain, Bertrada

784-499: Was Pepin's first and only wife. Other sources suggest that Pepin had previously married a "Leutberga" or "Leutbergie", with whom Pepin would have had five children. Bertrada and Pepin are known to have had eight children: at least three sons and at least four daughters. Of these, Charlemagne (c. 742 – 814), Carloman (751–771) and Gisela (757–811) survived to adulthood. Pepin, born in 756, died young in 762. Bertrada and Pepin also had Berthe, Adelaide, and Rothaide. Gisela became

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