Hi pornies! I hope you are are safe and sound. I've been revisiting some of my favorite readings and discovering others during social lockdown, and I realized that there are actually several queer fairy tales from the brothers Grimm!
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| The Frog Prince by Paul Meyerheim. Source |
While reading Margaret Raine Hunt's translation, I reaized that The Frog King, or Iron Henry is WAY TOO queer, basically with a gay character in love with the King in question, so I paid close attention to the next ones. Guess what? It is not the only one! For quick reference, and in case you haven't read the four tales I will speak about, here they are, taken from WikiSource.
The Frog King, or Iron Henry: This is the tragic story of a friendzoned gay character who is left with a broken heart after the man he loves is bewitched and turned into a frog. Since the king (or prince, depending on the translation you read) is straight and can only be freed of the spell with a woman's kiss, Henry is left with no choice but to wait for someone to save him. However, his heart is so shattered "that he had caused three iron bands to be laid round his heart, lest it should burst with grief and sadness." Sounds pretty queer to me. I initially thought Henry was part fairy as well, but then I remembered "iron and fairies are not friends." However, I cannot help but see there's some kind of connection there? What do you think?
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| Illustration by H.J. Ford from the 1889 edition of 'The Blue Fairy Book' edited by Andrew Lang. Source. |
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was: This one was a little bit tricky, but when I thought about it, the youth in question never showed real interested in marrying the Princess. He only wants to know what it is to shudder, and goes on a neverending quest to discover it, and even when the King says he will his daughter, he says that '"That is all very well," said he, "but still I do not know what it is to shudder!'" He seems a bit autistic, if you ask me, but the lack of interest in women and his future wife surprised me completely!
Faithful John: This story says GAY LOVE everywhere! John is so important, so special, so beloved to the King that he calls him before dying: "'I am lying on what must be my death-bed.' Then said he, 'Tell Faithful John to come to me.'" He then goes on to ask John a series of promises so he can be sure his son, the Prince, will be in good hands. When he realizes he will give his life for the Prince to stay alive, he still does it. I thought about it being a story about two good friends, but then why in hell would a King put his son in the hands of a servant instead of, say, a knight or a familiar? He trusts John that much, and this servant fulfills his promises no matter what. It's a beutiful story about sacrifice, gay love and with a bit of gore.
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| English: Illustration by H.J. Ford from the 1889 edition of 'The Blue Fairy Book' edited by Andrew Lang. Source. |
The Three Snake-Leaves: Gay, gay, gay, gay... one of the gayest tales ever! Although there is not much background on the relationship of the servant and the poor man's son, who marries the Princess, after he gets three leafs to bring the dead back to life, and uses them in his wife, he gives those to a servant. Again, really? You are giving a servant such a power? You must really like him and trust him! The servant resurrects his master and helps him get his revenge, and while the tale ends with the Princess "placed with her accomplice in a ship which had been pierced with holes, and sent out to sea, where they soon sank amid the waves," the now Prince and the servant are alone. *wink wink*
What do you think? It may be that I'm taking the stories a bit out of context, but they reflect queer love in modern day's terms so well I couldn't help but see the connections. Do you agree with this? Maybe there are other quee stories? Let me know in the comments!
Kinky regards, K!
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