The Six Swans
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"The Six Swans" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm about a princess who must silently endure hardship to break an enchantment that has transformed her six brothers into swans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Six Swans canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9244175 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Six Swans Context triple: [Brothers Grimm fairy tales, includesWork, The Six Swans]
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A.
Seven Swans
"Seven Swans" is an indie folk album by Sufjan Stevens known for its sparse acoustic arrangements and spiritually themed, introspective songwriting.
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B.
Swan Princess
Swan Princess is a magical maiden from Russian folklore who transforms between a swan and a woman, most famously appearing in Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale poem "The Tale of Tsar Saltan."
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C.
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a classic European fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm, about twelve princesses who mysteriously wear out their shoes each night by secretly dancing in an enchanted underground realm.
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D.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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E.
The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince is a classic European fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm, about an enchanted frog who transforms into a prince after winning the love or compassion of a princess.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Six Swans Target entity description: "The Six Swans" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm about a princess who must silently endure hardship to break an enchantment that has transformed her six brothers into swans.
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A.
Seven Swans
"Seven Swans" is an indie folk album by Sufjan Stevens known for its sparse acoustic arrangements and spiritually themed, introspective songwriting.
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B.
Swan Princess
Swan Princess is a magical maiden from Russian folklore who transforms between a swan and a woman, most famously appearing in Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale poem "The Tale of Tsar Saltan."
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C.
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a classic European fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm, about twelve princesses who mysteriously wear out their shoes each night by secretly dancing in an enchanted underground realm.
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D.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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E.
The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince is a classic European fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm, about an enchanted frog who transforms into a prince after winning the love or compassion of a princess.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German fairy tale
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Grimms' Fairy Tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| author | Brothers Grimm ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
breaking an enchantment
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brothers transformed into swans ⓘ false accusation of child murder ⓘ magic shirts made of star‑flowers or nettles ⓘ sister’s vow of silence ⓘ |
| collectionNumbering |
KHM 49
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linked to:
KHM
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| collector |
Jacob Grimm
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Wilhelm Grimm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
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linked to:
Children's and Household Tales
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| genre | fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistRole | wicked stepmother who casts the spell ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
king (father)
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king (husband of the princess) ⓘ mother‑in‑law or evil counselor ⓘ six brothers ⓘ wicked stepmother ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | unnamed princess ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | young queen who was formerly a princess ⓘ |
| hasSetting | unnamed kingdom ⓘ |
| hasTransformation | six brothers transformed into swans by enchantment ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
magic garments breaking spells
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stepmother as witch ⓘ vow of silence as test of endurance ⓘ wrongful condemnation and last‑minute reprieve ⓘ |
| moral | steadfast love and endurance can overcome evil enchantments ⓘ |
| narrativePattern | sister rescuing enchanted brothers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A princess must remain silent for years while sewing shirts to free her six brothers who have been transformed into swans. ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByMotif |
The Seven Ravens
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The Twelve Brothers ⓘ The Wild Swans ⓘ
linked to:
Wild Swans
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| resolution | enchantment is broken when the princess completes the shirts and the brothers regain human form ⓘ |
| taleType | ATU 451 ⓘ |
| taleTypeName | The Six Swans ⓘ |
| theme |
family loyalty
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injustice and vindication ⓘ perseverance under hardship ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Six Swans Description of subject: "The Six Swans" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm about a princess who must silently endure hardship to break an enchantment that has transformed her six brothers into swans.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.