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* OverprotectiveDad: After losing most of his offspring, the king does not want his youngest son to leave.
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The princess warned him that the giant did not keep his heart in his body and so could not be killed, but had him hide and begged the giant to tell her where his heart was. He claimed it was under the doorstep, but when she and the prince dug there the next day, they found nothing. The princess then adorned the doorstep with flowers and told the giant it was to honor the place where his heart lay. The giant then told her it was in the cupboard, which was the same, and the princess strewed the flowers again. Finally, he tells her: ''"Far, far away in a lake lies an island; on that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck; in that duck there is an egg, and in that egg there lies my heart, -- you darling!"

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The princess warned him that the giant did not keep his heart in his body and so could not be killed, but had him hide and begged the giant to tell her where his heart was. He claimed it was under the doorstep, but when she and the prince dug there the next day, they found nothing. The princess then adorned the doorstep with flowers and told the giant it was to honor the place where his heart lay. The giant then told her it was in the cupboard, which was the same, and the princess strewed the flowers again. Finally, he tells her: ''"Far, far away in a lake lies an island; on that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck; in that duck there is an egg, and in that egg there lies my heart, -- you darling!"
darling!"''

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[[caption-width-right:290:"The six brothers riding out" by Kay Nielsen]]

->''"Far, far away in a lake lies an island; on that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck; in that duck there is an egg, and in that egg there lies my heart, -- you darling!" ''



The princess warned him that the giant did not keep his heart in his body and so could not be killed, but had him hide and begged the giant to tell her where his heart was. He claimed it was under the doorstep, but when she and the prince dug there the next day, they found nothing. The princess then adorned the doorstep with flowers and told the giant it was to honor the place where his heart lay. The giant then told her it was in the cupboard, which was the same, and the princess strewed the flowers again. Finally, he tells her.
-->''"Far, far away in a lake lies an island; on that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck; in that duck there is an egg, and in that egg there lies my heart, -- you darling!" ''

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The princess warned him that the giant did not keep his heart in his body and so could not be killed, but had him hide and begged the giant to tell her where his heart was. He claimed it was under the doorstep, but when she and the prince dug there the next day, they found nothing. The princess then adorned the doorstep with flowers and told the giant it was to honor the place where his heart lay. The giant then told her it was in the cupboard, which was the same, and the princess strewed the flowers again. Finally, he tells her.
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her: ''"Far, far away in a lake lies an island; on that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck; in that duck there is an egg, and in that egg there lies my heart, -- you darling!" ''
darling!"



[[https://web.archive.org/web/20200129153003/https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html Full text here.]] Compare to ''Literature/TsarevichPetrAndTheWizard''.

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Full text [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200129153003/https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html Full text here.]] here]], [[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8933/8933-h/8933-h.htm#chap09 here]], [[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30973/30973-h/30973-h.htm#THE_GIANT_WHO_HAD_NO_HEART_IN_HIS_BODY here]] and [[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38070/38070-h/38070-h.htm#Page_101 here]].

Compare to Russian fairy tale ''Literature/TsarevichPetrAndTheWizard''.



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* CleverCrows: One helps the youngest prince.

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* AndroclesLion: The prince is helped by a wolf, a raven and a salmon whom he previously helped.
* AntagonistTitle: The story is named after the main villain.
* CleverCrows: One raven helps the youngest prince.prince to enter the church where the giant has hidden his heart.



* OurGiantsAreBigger: They can turn people to stone.
* OverprotectiveDad: He wants the youngest son to ''never leave.'' Though to be fair, his six other sons got turned to stone.

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* OurGiantsAreBigger: They can turn people to The Giant is a powerful sorcerer who turns the protagonist's brothers into stone.
* OverprotectiveDad: He wants After losing most of his offspring, the king does not want his youngest son to ''never leave.'' Though to be fair, his six other sons got turned to stone.



* RuleOfSeven: The king has seven chldren.

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* RuleOfThree: The prince meets and helps three animals: a raven, a salmon and a wolf.
* RuleOfSeven: The king has seven chldren.children.



* YoungestChildWins: Not only does the youngest son save everyone else, he marries the most beautiful princess.

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* YoungestChildWins: Not only does the youngest son save everyone else, but also he marries the most beautiful princess.
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[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html Full text here.]] Compare to ''Literature/TsarevichPetrAndTheWizard''.

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[[http://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20200129153003/https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html Full text here.]] Compare to ''Literature/TsarevichPetrAndTheWizard''.



* RuleOfSeven: Seven brothers.

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* RuleOfSeven: Seven brothers.The king has seven chldren.


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* CoolHorse: For much of the story, the wolf serves as the prince's riding animal.



* TheNoseKnows: The giant smells the prince

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* TheNoseKnows: The giant smells the princeprince's presence and is suspicious, but the princess manages to explain the smell away by claiming that a magpie flew by with a human bone in its beak, which it dropped onto the fireplace.



* NobleWolf: One helps the prince.

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* NobleWolf: One helps The wolf is the prince.most prominent of the prince's animal helpers, and a rare example of an unambiguously ''good'' wolf in a Norwegian fairytale.
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When his brothers did not return, the king wanted the youngest to never leave, but the prince finally persuaded him and set out. He gave a raven his food, helped a salmon into the river again, and gave a starving wolf his horse on the condition that it be his steed and help him. The wolf brought him to the giant's house, showed him his brothers and their brides, and told him to go and do what the princess there told him to do.

The princess warned him that the giant did not keep his heart in his body and so could not be killed, but had him hide and begged the giant to tell him where his heart was. He claimed it was under the door sill, but when she and the prince dug there the next day, they found nothing. The princess then adorned it with flowers and told the giant it was to honor the place where his heart lay. The giant told her it was in the cupboard, which was the same, and the princess strewed the flowers again. Finally, he tells her.

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When his brothers did not return, the king wanted the youngest to never leave, but the prince finally persuaded him and set out. He gave a raven his food, helped a salmon into the river again, and gave a starving wolf his horse to eat on the condition that it the wolf be his steed instead and help him. The wolf brought him to the giant's house, showed him his brothers and their brides, and told him to go inside the house and do what the princess in there told him to do.

The princess warned him that the giant did not keep his heart in his body and so could not be killed, but had him hide and begged the giant to tell him her where his heart was. He claimed it was under the door sill, doorstep, but when she and the prince dug there the next day, they found nothing. The princess then adorned it the doorstep with flowers and told the giant it was to honor the place where his heart lay. The giant then told her it was in the cupboard, which was the same, and the princess strewed the flowers again. Finally, he tells her.



With the help of the wolf, the raven, and the salmon, the prince gets the heart. He squeezes it and demands that the giant restore his brothers and their brides; then he squeezes it in half and kills him. They all return to their father, and the youngest princes marries the princess who was the giant's captive, and the most beautiful of them all.

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With the help of the wolf, the raven, and the salmon, the prince gets the heart. He squeezes it and demands that the giant restore his brothers and their brides; then he squeezes it in half and kills him. They all return to their father, and the youngest princes prince marries the princess who was the giant's captive, and the most beautiful of them all.
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Full text [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html here]]. Compare to ''Literature/TsarevichPetrAndTheWizard''.

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Full text [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html here]]. Full text here.]] Compare to ''Literature/TsarevichPetrAndTheWizard''.
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* OverprotectiveDad: He wants the youngest son to ''never leave.'' Though to be fair, his six other sons got turn to stone.

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* OverprotectiveDad: He wants the youngest son to ''never leave.'' Though to be fair, his six other sons got turn turned to stone.



* SoulJar: Needed to kill the giant.
* TakenForGranite: the giant turns the princes and their brides to stone.

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* SoulJar: Needed to kill The giant's heart has been removed from his body and hidden in an egg faraway, rendering the giant.
giant himself invulnerable.
* TakenForGranite: the The giant turns the princes and their brides to stone.
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* BeatStillMyHeart: The giant's heart isn't inside his body, but it still beats.
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* OverprotectiveDad: He wants the youngest son to ''never leave.''

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* OverprotectiveDad: He wants the youngest son to ''never leave.'''' Though to be fair, his six other sons got turn to stone.
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The beginning book, an explosion of timey-wimey.
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The ending book, stitching back together all the timey-wimey.



'''''The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body''''' is a Norwegian FairyTale collected by [[Creator/AsbjornsenAndMoe Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jorgen Moe]].

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'''''The ''The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body''''' Body'' is a Norwegian FairyTale collected by [[Creator/AsbjornsenAndMoe Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jorgen Moe]].
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When his brothers did not return, the king wanted to the youngest to never leave, but the prince finally persuaded him and set out. He gave a raven his food, helped a salmon into the river again, and gave a starving wolf his horse on the condition that it be his steed and help him. The wolf brought him to the giant's house, showed him his brothers and their brides, and told him to go and do what the princess there told him to do.

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When his brothers did not return, the king wanted to the youngest to never leave, but the prince finally persuaded him and set out. He gave a raven his food, helped a salmon into the river again, and gave a starving wolf his horse on the condition that it be his steed and help him. The wolf brought him to the giant's house, showed him his brothers and their brides, and told him to go and do what the princess there told him to do.

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* CleverCrows: One helps the youngest prince.



* RavensAndCrows: One helps the youngest prince.

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* BigBadassWolf: One helps the youngest prince.


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*NobleWolf: One helps the prince.
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* OneForSorrowTwoForJoy: The princess hides the smell of the prince by claiming a magpie dropped a bone down the chimney, and that's what he smells.
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* YoungestChildWins: Not only does the youngest son save everyone else, he marries the most beautiful princess.
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* OurGiantsAreDifferent: They can turn people to stone.

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* OurGiantsAreDifferent: OurGiantsAreBigger: They can turn people to stone.
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* BigBadassWolf
* DoubleInLawMarriage

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* BigBadassWolf
BigBadassWolf: One helps the youngest prince.
* DoubleInLawMarriageDoubleInLawMarriage: Of the seventh marriages at this, six of the brides are sisters whose bridegrooms are brothers.



* OurGiantsAreDifferent
* OverprotectiveDad
* RavensAndCrows
* RuleOfSeven
* SoulJar

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* OurGiantsAreDifferent
OurGiantsAreDifferent: They can turn people to stone.
* OverprotectiveDad
OverprotectiveDad: He wants the youngest son to ''never leave.''
* RavensAndCrows
RavensAndCrows: One helps the youngest prince.
* RuleOfSeven
RuleOfSeven: Seven brothers.
* SoulJarSoulJar: Needed to kill the giant.
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Full text [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html here]].

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Full text [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html here]].
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* TakenForGranite

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* TakenForGraniteTakenForGranite: the giant turns the princes and their brides to stone.
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* RuleOfSeven
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'''''The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body''''' is a Norwegian FairyTale collected by [[Creator/AsbjornsenAndMoe Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jorgen Moe]].

A king had seven sons and loved them so much he always had to have one of them by him. One day he sent the six older ones out to find brides, and directed them to bring back a seventh for their brother. They met a king with six daughters, and the princesses were so lovely that they forgot their brother, but when they returned, they passed too closely by a giant's home, and the giant turned them all to stone.

When his brothers did not return, the king wanted to the youngest to never leave, but the prince finally persuaded him and set out. He gave a raven his food, helped a salmon into the river again, and gave a starving wolf his horse on the condition that it be his steed and help him. The wolf brought him to the giant's house, showed him his brothers and their brides, and told him to go and do what the princess there told him to do.

The princess warned him that the giant did not keep his heart in his body and so could not be killed, but had him hide and begged the giant to tell him where his heart was. He claimed it was under the door sill, but when she and the prince dug there the next day, they found nothing. The princess then adorned it with flowers and told the giant it was to honor the place where his heart lay. The giant told her it was in the cupboard, which was the same, and the princess strewed the flowers again. Finally, he tells her.
-->''"Far, far away in a lake lies an island; on that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck; in that duck there is an egg, and in that egg there lies my heart, -- you darling!" ''

With the help of the wolf, the raven, and the salmon, the prince gets the heart. He squeezes it and demands that the giant restore his brothers and their brides; then he squeezes it in half and kills him. They all return to their father, and the youngest princes marries the princess who was the giant's captive, and the most beautiful of them all.

Full text [[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/giantnoheart.html here]].

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!!Tropes included
* BigBadassWolf
* DoubleInLawMarriage
* TheNoseKnows: The giant smells the prince
* OneForSorrowTwoForJoy: The princess hides the smell of the prince by claiming a magpie dropped a bone down the chimney, and that's what he smells.
* OurGiantsAreDifferent
* OverprotectiveDad
* RavensAndCrows
* SoulJar
* TakenForGranite
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