Der Eisenhans
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- German
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"Iron John" (AKA "Iron Hans" or "Der Eisenhans") is a German fairy tale found in the collections of the Brothers Grimm, tale number 136, about an iron-skinned wild man and a prince. The original German title is Eisenhans, a compound of Eisen "iron" and Hans (like English John, a common short form of the personal name Johannes). It represents Aarne–Thompson type 502, "The wild man as a helper".
Most people see the story as a parable about a boy maturing into adulthood. The story also became the basis for the book Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly which spawned the mythopoetic men's movement in the early 1990s. The book spent 62 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.
Last modified: 2020-10-24 (revision #36448)
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- Der Eisenhans has translation Iron John
- Der Eisenhans was written by Brüder Grimm
- Der Eisenhans has translation Iron Hans
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- 2023-02-13