Fairy Tales

Jacob Ludwig Carl (1785-1863), and Wilhelm Carl (1786-1859), pioneered the study of German philology, law, mythology and folklore. They are known for their collection of “Fairy Tales” of which an English translation by Edgar Taylor was published in 1823. The brothers also began the German etymological dictionary. Jacob Grimm formulated “Grimm´s Law” of the mutations of the consonants in the several Aryan languages.