#wild swans fairytale

[bernard-the-rabbit]

Far, far away where the swallows fly when we have winter, there lived a King who had eleven sons and one daughter.

[enchantedbook]

Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Wild Swans' by Svend Otto S.

[artist-ellen]

The Wild Swans

This illustration is inspired by the fairytale "The Wild Swans" (Hans Christian Andersen's version of the tale) which has has a ton of variations like: "Six Swans" or "The Seven Ravens", etc. The basics of the story include a widowed King with 7 to 12 children and an evil stepmother that curses all of the children except the youngest daughter into swans. To save her brothers the youngest is given a terrible task involving nettles. My favorite retelling of this fairytale is easily 'Daughter of the Forest' by Juliet Marillier (I would recommend it for an older teens/adult fiction audience). Have any of you ever read it? Or let me know your favorite version of the fairytale I am always looking for more! :D

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[thefugitivesaint]

Paul Hey (1867-1952), 'Die Wilden Schwäne' (The Wild Swans), ''Deutsche Märchen'' (German Fairytales), 1939 Source

[dyinggirldied]

My List of Personally Favorite and Great Fairy Tales Fanfics

Yep, you hear right. There are still fanfics being written for fairy tales. While most of them tend to be smut or crossovers with Disney movies, I have found great gems lurking beneath. (Reminder: this list can be updated if I find more)

If you are interested in stories that reminiscent of those dark tales before going to bed while also craving something delightfully nuanced or fresh take with that edge of darkness but not too long to bore you out, here are the fics below:

A Dance in Iron Shoes by Gehayi (Snow White)

All Kinds of Skill by GracefullySeven (Allerleirauh/All-Kinds-Of-Fur)

Three Sisters, Bound by Blythe (Vasilissa the Beautiful, The Death of Koshchei the Deathless, The Frog Princess)

Swanwing by Gehayi (The Wild Swans)

Slow Poison by Gehayi (Diamonds and Toads)

runnin' for a soft place to fall by lady_ragnell (Allerleirauh/All-Kinds-Of-Fur)

Promise of the Sea by Gehayi (The Little Mermaid)

mist behind and light before by cathalin (Cinderella)

Of Oceans and Ondines by Gehayi (The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid)

A Skin Made of Sorrow by Carenejeanes (Catskin)

The Path of Thorns by Jetamors (Little Red Riding Hood)

tongue-tied i took her in by quadrille (The Six Swans/The Wild Swans)

The Six Swans by Gileonnen (The Six Swans)

faux by perennial (the ballet Swan Lake)

Gehayi wrote beautiful fics that suck you in and make you feel like you were a kid who first began to immerse into stories again. All of the authors here are amazing and if you can, check out their works and give them some love 😊

Not exactly under fairy tales fandom but give it a shot if you would, they are immaculately written.

The Red Country by jibrailis (Alice in Wonderland)

Frame Story by jibrailis (Princess Tutu fic but it is intertwined with the Twelve Dancing Princess fairy tale)

[adarkrainbow]

Witches in fairytales: The maiden who seeks her brothers

While in terms of popular culture there are mainly three specific witches that dominate the world of European fairytales (Snow-White's queen, Hansel & Gretel's hag, Rapunzel's motherly witch), there is actually a fourth recurring witch when it comes to fairytale adaptations. She is a recurring type and character in fairytale media, even though she isn't as iconic or clear-cut as the three previous witches - because she rather belongs to an entire fairytale type. "The maiden who seeks her brothers".

In a dominating variation of the fairytale-type, the lost brothers were turned into birds by magic: it was the work of this witch, who became their stepmother/the new queen. Some adaptations even expand her role by fusing her with the second antagonist of this fairytale type: the persecuting mother-in-law who hides away the children of the heroine and attempts to have her killed for her so called "crimes". She is mainly present in the two famous stories "The Wild Swans", by Andersen, and "The Six Swans", by the brothers Grimm, though her roots go as far back as legends such as the Irish tale of the sons of Lir...

[anolis3]

"The Wild Swans", by Hans Christian Andersen.

"'Go out into the world and get your own living,' said the queen. 'Fly like great birds, who have no voice.' But she could not make them ugly as wished, for they were turned into eleven beautiful wild swans. Then, with a strange cry, they flew through the windows of the palace, over the park, to the forest beyond.", from The Wild Swans.

"'Your brothers can be released,' said she, 'if you have only courage and perseverance. True, water is softer than your own delicate hands, and yet it polishes stones into shapes; it fells no pain as your fingers would feel, it has no soul, and cannot suffer such agony and torment as you will have to endure. Do you see the stinging nettle which I hold in my hand?'", from The Wild Swans.

[septembergold]

The Wild Swans by Anton Lomaev

[pasdetrois]

Svend Otto Sørensen's illustrations for "The Wild Swans"

[princess-ibri]

Have you ever had any ideas for adapting "The Wild Swans" into the DisneyVerse?

Not as of yet. Its one of the Fairytales I feel really deserves a good/special adaptation and I haven't yet thought of something that really sparks it for me. Like, if I liked it less I could work on it more/faster? If that makes sense 😅

[cartoonfan21]

THE WILD SWANS

Since it’s Free Comic Book Day, I figured I’d share my short comic from the Valor Anthology, The Nettle-Witch, (pretty loosely) based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans. Something about the imagery and the locations in the story always made it one of my favourites to read as a kid, and I tried to get some of that feeling into the look of my comic.

[artist-ellen]

Process video for my illustration from “The Wild Swans”!

I did a lot of workshopping for this illustration. From the colours to the composition everything changed significantly over time.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

[the-victor-brothers]

The Victors as soldiers (while both Victoria and Elsa as ballet dancers).

Here is Victor VD and Victoria (from CB) in an adapted “Steadfast Tin Soldier” segment, “Piano Concerto No. 2” from Disney’s “Fantasia 2000,” and Victor F and Elsa (from FW) in 1990 animated film, “The Nutcracker Prince.” From both “Fantasia 2000” and “The Nutcracker Prince,” both the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Nutcracker Prince (Hans) fought against monstrous enemies (The Jack-in-the-Box and the Mouse King), have their feelings for their love-interests (The Ballet Dancer, and Clara) while protecting them, and do not worked well with rodents (mice and rats). Also, both the Ballet Dancer and Clara do ballet dancing (Clara dreamed about traveling around the world and become a ballet dancer).

1) Steadfast Tin Soldier

I loved “Fantasia 2000” (my favorites were “Pines of Rome” and “The Firebird Suites”). I thought V+V would work well as Tin Soldier+Ballet Dancer from the Disney version. After all, both Victor VD and the Tin Soldier had been separated/isolated from their love ones in different world, while both the Ballet Dancer and Victoria still remain faithful for their true love (Victor and the Tin Soldier) while didn’t work well with suitors (Jack in the Box and Lord Barkis). (And yes, folks - Barkis will be the scary Jack-in-the-Box DX).

I know, Victoria looks like Belle from animated BatB, but funny thing is that the Ballet Dancer has similar hairstyle from Belle’s (after all, both the Ballet Dancer and Belle don’t work well with suitors, while both have feelings for their true love (Tin Soldier and Beast/Adam)). Also, I know in CB that both Maggot and Black Widow said to Emily that Victoria “couldn’t” dance or sing, but - BAH what did they know? They didn’t even know Victoria. In my head canon, Victoria always use her imagination to dance with someone (like dancing with an imaginary friend or a ghost) while she’s a fairytale buff since childhood - so, there you go.

Funny thing was that the Steadfast Tin Soldier from the Russian 1976 short film, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” by Soyuzmultfilm (known for “The Snow Queen,” “The Wild Swans,” and “The Nutcracker”) looks like Victor VD. Now that’s ironic in this art pic.

2) The Nutcracker Prince

“The Nutcracker Prince” is one of my childhood faves - underrated but great version. (I did read the Alexander Dumas version last time. Right now, I’m still reading the Hoffman version (Penguin Christmas Classics)).

Victor F+Elsa both can work well as Hans+Clara from the 1990 version. After all, both Hans and Victor F involved with Science, dealt with creatures (the mice army, and the monster pets), and help/protect/save the girls (Clara and Elsa) from harm (even saving them from falling off the cliff). As for both Clara and Elsa, they both share their sympathy and caring for the boys (Hans and Victor F), have adorable pets (Pavlova and Persephone) as companions… and dealt with monstrous creatures (The Mouse King, and the monster pets).

As for Mr. Rzyzkruski - yes, he’ll be Uncle Drosselmeier (I like that character from the 1990 version). 😄 That would have been like Vincent Price as Drosselmeier in any Nutcracker film or stage. 😆 As for Edgar, he’ll be Fritz, Clara’s brother (and yes, he’ll do something stupid for the poor Nutcracker). And the Wererat will be… the Mouse King?

Both of these drawings were referenced from the screenshots from the films from online. The backgrounds were just colored in color pencils (the second one from the bottom used Posca markers for adjustments). Done with traditional media tools (Pilot Color Eno (Soft Blue) mechanical pencil, art markers, ink pens, color pencils, and Posca markers). Enjoy.

[adarkrainbow]

They are so beautiful!

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Nadezhda Illarionova.

[rougeaerie]

Outfit Rundown: JSK, Headdress: Metamorphose temps de fille Shoes, Feathers, Choker: Alice and the Pirates Blouse: Atelier Pierrot Corset, Sleeves (not visible): Abilletage Socks: Innocent World Other jewellery: Omnia, Bloodmilk

Point of Coord: "The Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen

I'm weirdly proud of how well I tied the waist ties beyond my back without looking yesterday. This is the coord I chose for a fairytale zine (my fairytale is "The Wild Swans").

This was originally going to be (part of) my wedding ensemble, which COVID totally delayed and then cancelled. I embellished the dress with hotfix Swarovski rhinstones in AB and Opal finish, and also modified the front and the blouse. The dress' chest bow was unstitched and transferred to brooch backs to be worn over the blouse, and the blouse had button holes added in front and back, so it can be worn off-shoulder with the straps threaded through.

I may post the front photos another time, but I'm still working on my entry (swans to draw!), so that won't be today.