Strong Hans

Strong Hans
Strong Hans sights the princess at the mercy of the evil dwarf. Illustration by Anne Anderson.
Folk tale
NameStrong Hans
Aarne–Thompson groupingATU 650A (Strong Hans)
RegionGermany
Published inKinder- und Hausmärchen, by the Brothers Grimm (1856)
RelatedJean de l'Ours

"Strong Hans" (German: Der starke Hans) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in their collection as number KHM 166.

The tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as ATU 650A, "Strong John".

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