The Charcoal Burner
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other The Charcoal Burner is a Norwegian fairy tale, collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe.
Published in the book Norwegian Folk Tales 1 (1990) Template:ISBN
It is similar to the Grimm Brothers tale known as Doctor Know-all [1], and is classified as Aarne–Thompson Type 1641, "Being in the right place at the right time". Another tale of this type is Almondseed and Almondella.
Plot summary
A charcoal burner becomes a parson by means of various tricks.
Unintentionally he detects some thieves in the king's castle, gains a prophetic reputation in the church, passes a test set by the king, and predicts the queen's having twins. [2]
See also
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References
External links
- Doctor Know-All and other folktales of Aarne-Thompson type 1641
- Illustration at Digitalt Museum by Erik Werenskiold