The Charcoal Burner
Encyclopedia
The Charcoal Burner is a Norwegian
fairy tale
, collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
and Jørgen Moe
.
Published in the book Norwegian Folk Tales 1 (1990) ISBN 82-09-10598-1
It is similar to the Grimm Brothers tale known as Doctor Know-all
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm098.html, and is classified as Aarne-Thompson
Type 1641, "Being in the right place at the right time". Another tale of this type is Almondseed and Almondella
.
by means of various tricks.
Unintentionally he detects some thieves in the king's castle, gains a prophetic reputation in the church, passes a test set by the king, and predicts the queen's having twins. http://oaks.nvg.org/lg4ra7.html
Norwegian literature
Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr Skáldaspillir...
fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
, collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...
and Jørgen Moe
Jørgen Moe
right|thumb|Norske Folkeeventyr Asbjørnsen and Moe Jørgen Engebretsen Moe was a Norwegian bishop and author...
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Published in the book Norwegian Folk Tales 1 (1990) ISBN 82-09-10598-1
It is similar to the Grimm Brothers tale known as Doctor Know-all
Doctor Know-all
Doctor Know-all is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 98 in Grimm's Fairy Tales. It is Aarne-Thompson type 1641 about being in the right place at the right time. Another tale of this type is Almondseed and Almondella.-Synopsis:A peasant named Crabbe saw how well a...
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm098.html, and is classified as Aarne-Thompson
Antti Aarne
Antti Amatus Aarne was a Finnish folklorist.-Background:Aarne was the student of Julius Krohn and his son Kaarle Krohn...
Type 1641, "Being in the right place at the right time". Another tale of this type is Almondseed and Almondella
Almondseed and Almondella
Almondseed and Almondella is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas in Folktales of Greece.It is Aarne-Thompson type 1641 Doctor Know-All. Other tales of this type are Doctor Know-all and The Charcoal Burner.-Synopsis:...
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Plot summary
A charcoal burner becomes a parsonParson
In the pre-Reformation church, a parson was the priest of an independent parish church, that is, a parish church not under the control of a larger ecclesiastical or monastic organization...
by means of various tricks.
Unintentionally he detects some thieves in the king's castle, gains a prophetic reputation in the church, passes a test set by the king, and predicts the queen's having twins. http://oaks.nvg.org/lg4ra7.html