#the steadfast tin soldier hans christian andersen

[arinewman7]

The Tin Soldier and the Ballerina aka The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales

IIlustration by Kay Nielsen, 1924

[stingrayextraordinaire]

Fairytale Moodboards // The Steadfast Tin Soldier

She too was steadfast. That touched the soldier so deeply that he would have cried tin tears, only soldiers never cry. He looked at her, and she looked at him, and never a word was said.

[aneurinallmoods]

Aneurin Advent Calendar: Day 20

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

[tyriq-edits]

For the TF Fairytale AUs, what would you suggest for Knockout x Breakdown?

I personally do not know a enough about their dynamic to make a clear judgement on that as I am still rather new to the Transformers fandom. I've only watched Transformers one, Prime, the first season of Earthspark and a *tiny* bit of cyberverse and the first episode of Transformers animated as of now. But I am aware that they are conjunx in the comics.

So: From what I can tell of their dynamic going off the TF media I have watched so far and the couple of fanarts of them that I have seen, I'd say a fairytale that would fit them would either be the finnish Fairytale of the Forest Bride or the steadfast tin soldier by Hans Christian Andersen or depending on if you enjoy a bit of angst (but not to the extreme of HCA's fairytales) maybe the japanese fairy tale of the Crane Wife, might be a good fit for them in my eyes. There is a beautiful vocaloid song adaptation of that tale if you are curious called [Feathers across the Seasons]

[mahleb]

There won't be internet tomorrow, so I'll post it now.

Day 17 - Ballet (I really like the old Soviet cartoon "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" from 1976 based on Anderson's fairy tale. There are very nice character designs, and very beautiful songs. The ballerina is from this cartoon.) February drawing challenges from @thepromptfoundry.

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Fantasia 2000 (1999, James Algar, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebas, Eric Goldberg, Don Hahn and Pixote Hunt)

24/03/2025

[queenofglassbeliever]

Cecelia Núñez Turner, born in Avalor, was the daughter of Chancellor Naomi Turner and General Gabriel Núñez. Naomi traveled to other kingdoms as an ambassador for Avalor and Cecelia often went with her. While in Eudora's kingdom in the Magical Forest, Cecelia meets Stephen Lévêque.* Stephen was a soldier in Eudora's army. He lost his leg in the war and now wears a prosthetic. For his heroism he was granted title, land, and a manor home. Stephen and Cecelia fell in love and married in Avalor. They settled down in the manor as Viscount and Viscountess. Cecelia and Stephen had a daughter, Ella Lévêque Núñez. When Ella was a little girl, Stephen perished saving someone's life in a fire.

*Stephen Lévêque is an OC. He's an allusion to the tin soldier from The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson and the Piano Concerto No. 2 segment from Fantasia 2000.

[shallowstories]

The tin soldier's passive acceptance of whatever happens to him, while exemplifying pietistic ideals of self-denial, also contributes to his doom.

Were he to speak and act, the soldier might gain both life and love. Restrained, however, by inhibition and convention, he finds only tragedy and death.

[ariel-seagull-wings]

@themousefromfantasyland @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa @faintingheroine @grimoireoffolkloreandfairytales @angelixgutz @softlytowardthesun @parxsisburning @professorlehnsherr-almashy

The Steadfast Tin Soldier (2023)

[petaltexturedskies]

She was a little paper doll, a ballerina in fluffy tulle and ribbons.

Hans Christian Andersen, The Steadfast Tin Soldier

[fictionadventurer]

Details:

1940s Hans Christian Andersen shorts: Intended as animated segments within a live-action film about the author's life, these would have adapted The Little Mermaid, The Fir Tree, Through the Picture Frame, The Emperor's Nightingale, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. (Yes, I know we got adaptations of several of these, but I still want to share the concept art for old versions).

Gremlins: A film they worked on a lot during WWII but couldn't crack the story (or find money to make it)

Don Quixote: They tried to adapt the story in various ways in the '40s, '50s, and '00s, which is too long to get into here, but it led to some interesting concept art.

Chanticleer: A story about an arrogant rooster who thought his crow made the sun rise, and used this to rule over the other farmyard animals. Reynard the Fox was a villain who tried to take advantage of the discontent in the farm animals to take over as their leader (with plans to eat them), which leads to Chanticleer saving them and learning humility. Work started on it in the 1940s, and it was so close to being made in the 1960s, but they decided to go with The Sword in the Stone instead. Some of the animators loved it, though, and some of the character concepts were later adapted into Robin Hood.

Catfish Bend: I haven't found much about the story beyond "talking animals in the South", but the concept art intrigues me. It would have been released in 1981, but after it was shelved, some of the concepts went on to inspire The Rescuers.

Mistress Masham's Repose: An adaptation of T.H. White's novel, pitched in the late 1980s

Fraidy Cat: 2009 film about a pampered housecat named Oscar who is falsely accused of kidnapping another pet and has to team up with a cockatoo and try to find the real culprit to clear his name. Shelved because they figured kids and general audiences wouldn't understand the Hitchcock references (which seems like a terrible reason, but alas).

King of the Elves: Announced in 2009, it was a 3D animated film scheduled for 2012, before being shelved in 2016. Adapted from a Philip K. Dick story, it was about an ordinary man who saves some elves from a troll and (apparently reluctantly) gets declared their king.

Gigantic: A retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk set during the Spanish exploration, it involves Jack meeting an 11-year-old female giant who treats him like a doll, and eventually fighting much larger Storm Giants. Would have had songs written by the team from Frozen and was set to be released in 2018, then moved to 2020 before being cancelled because apparently they couldn't figure out the story.

[shatcey]

Vivi's fairy tale

After I saw Vivi's room, the thought of the music box haunted me.

And for some reason, the thought of the music box led me to the ballerina. I don't know why… maybe it's quite common to have a ballerina inside a music box.

At first I thought of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Wiki) by  E. T. A. Hoffmann. This is a story about an enchanted prince and a girl who fell in love with him and helped him. But… This story has a good ending. And Vivi said that his fairy tale had a bad ending… And there wasn't the ballerina I'm so desperately looking for.

So… I decided to look for the fairy tale where she was… and I found The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Wiki) by Hans Christian Andersen.

Actually… if Vivi is the villain in this story… It's quite fitting. The goblin became jealous and separated the lovers. And in the end, they both died… on fire. This may explain why there is no fire symbol on Vivi's clothes… And the goblin was stuffed in a box… Like a Jack-in-the-box toy. Which may somehow reminds of loneliness…

But this story is not that old. It was published in 1838. And it's not based on any other story… So… it is absolutely unique.

I like this idea… but maybe I'm only seeing what I like to see again.

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🔝 𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕋 ℙ𝔸𝔾𝔼 🔝

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[queenmimi2817]

“Brave little soldier, never fear. Even though your death is near.” - Hans Christian Andersen

Ever since I was little, I was always memorized by the “Steadfast Tin Soldier” art animation from Disney’s Fantasia 2000. Tenrou (Canidae) and Law have become a very dear couple in my heart and with one question in a discords server, I realized they suited the plot. Even in Andersen’s original story with the two dying at the end, they die together which is very reminiscent of Cani/Law.

They would rather die together and live together, as long as they stay together.

That is their adoration and devotion to each other. There is no reason for them to fear death when they know the other will come with them.

Commission: @skullfacedlady

[queenofglassbeliever]

Cecelia was an orphan who loved ballet. She traveled from village performing in the streets as a dancer. The money given by kind strangers was only enough to scrap by. Yet, Cecelia did not despair. And she took many opportunities to show kindness to others. Whether that be giving her last piece bread to a hungry stranger. Or giving the shawl on her shoulders to a cold beggar.

Seeing Cecelia's good heart and good deeds, the fairies sent to her a fairy godmother. With a wave of her magic wand, stars rained down from the sky as gold coins. Cecelia gathered the coins and using her new wealth, she bought a manor home north of the bayou. She staffed the house with the strangers she had helped in the past. Living comfortably, she kept pursuing her dream of being a ballerina. Cecelia performed for the gentry and the nobility. While dancing for the royal newly weds, Queen Eudora and Prince James, Cecelia catches the eye of a soldier with a prosthetic leg made with a tin alloy.

Cecelia is an allusion to the orphan girl from the Grimm Brother's fairy tale "The Star Money" and to the Ballerina from "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen.