3. Germany

3.2. The brothers Grimm

The brothers Grimm

The brothers Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm are ranked among the most famous Germans and their fairy tales are the best known and most wide-spread literary work of German cultural history in the world next to the Luther Bible. It has been translated into 160 languages in all continents and is a favourite worldwide. Due to their achievements in the fields of Germanic linguistics and literary studies, jurisprudence, history and mythology and their political activism for Germany and Europe, the brothers are considered to be among the most important intellectual figures of German and European cultural history. You will find vestiges of the famous fairy tale collectors in numerous towns and cities along the German Fairy Tale Route. Start your journey!