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JacobGrimm(1785-1863)andhisbrotherWilhelm(1786-1859)werephilologistsandfolklorists.Thebrothersrediscoveredahostoffairytales,tellingofprincesandprincessesintheircastles,witchesintheirtowersandforests,ofgiantsanddwarfs,offabulousanimalsanddarkdeeds.Togetherwiththewell-knowntalesof'Rapunzel','TheGooseGirl',SleepingBeauty','HanselandGretel'and'SnowWhite',therearethedarkertalessuchas'Death'sMessengers'whichdeservetobebetterknown,andwhichwillappealnotonlytoallwhoareinterestedinthehistoryoffolklore,butalsotoallthosewhosimplylovegoodstory-telling