Sweetheart Roland

Sweetheart Roland
Illustration by Arthur Rackham for a 1925 edition of Grimms' Fairy Tales
Folk tale
NameSweetheart Roland
Aarne–Thompson grouping1119, 313A, and 884
CountryGermany
RelatedThe Master Maid, The Water Nixie, Nix Nought Nothing

"Sweetheart Roland" (German: Der Liebste Roland) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 56). It combines several Aarne-Thompson types: type 1119, the witch killing her own children; type 313A, the girl helps the hero flee; and type 884, the forgotten fiancée. Others of the second type include The Master Maid, The Water Nixie, Nix Nought Nothing, and Foundling-Bird. Others of the third type include The Twelve Huntsmen and The True Bride. The Two Kings' Children, like this one, combines the 313A and the 884 types.

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