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"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” | |||
-C.S. Lewis | |||
Before [[A Song of Ice and Fire|Martin brought us to the Seven Kingdoms]], [[Games Workshop|Before the Workshop crafted it's first Game]], before [[Gygax|Gygax]] [[Dungeon Master|Mastered]] his first [[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeon]] and even before [[JRR Tolkien|Professor Tolkien]] wondered what sort of hole a creature called a hobbit would dwell in, there were '''Fairy Tales'''. Fanciful stories involving a variety of supernatural or otherwise fanciful creatures and beings with exotic powers. | Before [[A Song of Ice and Fire|Martin brought us to the Seven Kingdoms]], [[Games Workshop|Before the Workshop crafted it's first Game]], before [[Gygax|Gygax]] [[Dungeon Master|Mastered]] his first [[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeon]] and even before [[JRR Tolkien|Professor Tolkien]] wondered what sort of hole a creature called a hobbit would dwell in, there were '''Fairy Tales'''. Fanciful stories involving a variety of supernatural or otherwise fanciful creatures and beings with exotic powers. | ||
Nowadays when we hear the term, we imagine simple stories that are read to children at bedtime, though historically this was less pronounced. The Brothers Grimm published the (probably) first written collection of fairy tales in 1812 - Kinder und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales), gathering up oral stories that had existed for hundreds of years. Despite claims of Disneyfication, the sanitising of fairy tales started with the Grimm's themselves in their second edition as much of it was considered unsuitable for children. (The wicked stepmothers in many of the tales were originally biological mothers, but the brothers loved their mother too much to keep that in). Fairies themselves were also not just twinkly little things that helped baby birds learn to fly and other naturey things, but could seriously fuck you up if you did not comply with their wishes. While Disney might get some of the blame, the process began with the Victorian notion that a modern man in this new age of science and reason had no need for the crude childish superstitions of the past. | Nowadays when we hear the term, we imagine simple stories that are read to children at bedtime, though historically this was less pronounced. The Brothers Grimm published the (probably) first written collection of fairy tales in 1812 - Kinder und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales), gathering up oral stories that had existed for hundreds of years. Despite claims of Disneyfication, the sanitising of fairy tales started with the Grimm's themselves in their second edition as much of it was considered unsuitable for children. (The wicked stepmothers in many of the tales were originally biological mothers, but the brothers loved their mother too much to keep that in). Fairies themselves were also not just twinkly little things that helped baby birds learn to fly and other naturey things, but could seriously fuck you up if you did not comply with their wishes and their odd sets of customs. While Disney might get some of the blame, the process began with the Victorian notion that a modern man in this new age of science and reason had no need for the crude childish superstitions of the past. | ||
Fairy Tales were designed at least in part to try to spread and reinforce the "Common Knowledge" that "Everyone Knew". As such some of the old fairy tales can have some values that modern readers (or at least ones that are not /pol/tards) would find objectionable. | Fairy Tales were designed at least in part to try to spread and reinforce the "Common Knowledge" that "Everyone Knew". As such some of the old fairy tales can have some values that modern readers (or at least ones that are not /pol/tards) would find objectionable. | ||
Revision as of 00:01, 14 October 2020
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” -C.S. Lewis
Before Martin brought us to the Seven Kingdoms, Before the Workshop crafted it's first Game, before Gygax Mastered his first Dungeon and even before Professor Tolkien wondered what sort of hole a creature called a hobbit would dwell in, there were Fairy Tales. Fanciful stories involving a variety of supernatural or otherwise fanciful creatures and beings with exotic powers.
Nowadays when we hear the term, we imagine simple stories that are read to children at bedtime, though historically this was less pronounced. The Brothers Grimm published the (probably) first written collection of fairy tales in 1812 - Kinder und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales), gathering up oral stories that had existed for hundreds of years. Despite claims of Disneyfication, the sanitising of fairy tales started with the Grimm's themselves in their second edition as much of it was considered unsuitable for children. (The wicked stepmothers in many of the tales were originally biological mothers, but the brothers loved their mother too much to keep that in). Fairies themselves were also not just twinkly little things that helped baby birds learn to fly and other naturey things, but could seriously fuck you up if you did not comply with their wishes and their odd sets of customs. While Disney might get some of the blame, the process began with the Victorian notion that a modern man in this new age of science and reason had no need for the crude childish superstitions of the past.
Fairy Tales were designed at least in part to try to spread and reinforce the "Common Knowledge" that "Everyone Knew". As such some of the old fairy tales can have some values that modern readers (or at least ones that are not /pol/tards) would find objectionable.
See Also
- Mythology - A more religious take on fairy tale.
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