The Dark Truth Behind Hansel & Gretel, The Nutcracker, and The Snow Queen

[@MystikManor]

Thank you so much for watching! Did you know about the darker origins of these holiday classics? Which fairy tale is your all time favorite? Which fairy tale or myth do you think is the darkest? It can be anything, not just from this video. Let me know your thoughts below! 🎄✨ Also, if you enjoyed this dive into holiday stories, don’t forget to like and share-it helps out this channel tremendously! Thanks for your support and for watching. Stay mystical! 🖤

[@anastasiajohnson6844]

How about Alice in Wonderland?! This is one of the most difficult yet occult, now banned from bookshelves 'bucket list' stories..! 📚

[@MystikManor]

@@anastasiajohnson6844 Oh, yes! That would definitely make for a great deep dive. So much symbolism and hidden meaning to unpack (among a lot of other things). Thanks for the great suggestion!✨

[@jannoyloe7179]

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite! I remember the last line of the story. " Thus, Beauty killed the Beast." I was maybe 5 or 6 years old.

[@correanne5366]

I like The Snow Queen-had an illustrated book for my kids

[@mousemd]

I have a problem with recognizing Frozen as The Snow Queen? To me, totally different stories. I searched a while. I finally found a copy of the original. A translation, of course.

[@ericgeddes3353]

The Grimms and Hans Christian Anderson are some of my favorite authors!

[@territinsel]

"Who's that crossing MY Bridge?" My siblings and myself played this out many times as children. Billy Goats Gruff.

[@Inquisitor2024]

Mine to

[@Academiacaramelcurlz]

Hansel and Gretel’s story was so sad but at least they had each other! 😢😢😢🥹

[@Chronicallynocturnal]

The snow queen interaction with Kai reminds me a lot of Chronicles of Narnia and Edmund. There’s no way that’s just a coincidence, it’s too similar.

[@dracedraconis813]

Well....The tale of the snow Queen is a LOT older than Narnia...

[@Artretha]

Knowing Lewis, he was probably alluding to "The Snow Queen" with that scene. I may have even read somewhere that that was his intention.

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

Narnia's witch is from The Snow Queen.

[@erineddy7999]

CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were professors, as well as friends, at Oxford University. Both were familiar with Nordic lore. So no, it is no coincidence that Edmund and the Snow Queen seem familiar.

[@makeupboss3568]

I kind of thought of that …

[@Hocuspocusbfc]

I loved Frozen when it came out and still do. 🥰 It’s so interesting seeing where they got the inspiration for the story. Hansel and Gretel though, how did I not realize how messed up it was? Like, as a kid, the whole witch-cooking-Hansel thing was just... normal plot material? 😂

[@hennye2449]

Thank you for this! Bringing even more depth to Tales I grew up with, in Europe. Part 1 of Snow Queen had always spoken to me, at a deeper level, as many other folk tales also, before they were Disney-fied

[@MystikManor]

@hennye2449 Oh, ‘Disney-fied’ I love that! I'm going to start using that. It’s so true. The original stories have such a depth that Disney just can’t quite capture. Part 1 of The Snow Queen definitely hits different. Thanks so much for watching!✨

[@KerrieKruegner]

Yes it removed all the depth poignancy and yes darkness from this beautiful take which even when very young moved me I don’t see why the Disney generations can’t cope with the same emotions and truths

[@KathleenU-gw2mm]

I’ve always enjoyed the Snow Queen. I used to read it to my children when they were kids.

[@PaulAtreidesMuadDib]

I've always really liked the Snow Queen. I see that when in Frozen Shidisney adapted it when Elsa first turned to the winter side the was very close to the original story. That was actually my favorite part of the movie! Although I live in the south my favorite season of all is the winter and has been since childhood. There is even winter season music (not Christmas music anthough I do highly favor ancent Carols) and I have over the years collected many hours to listen to during the season. The Snow Queen story and all of it's retellings outside of Shidisney have always been a favorite of mine. Great vid.

[@azramedea5316]

Great work as always! I think the fairytale I remember the most from my childhood would have to be Cinderella. From the darkness of these tales also comes beauty, eventually. ;) ❤

[@MystikManor]

@@azramedea5316 Hi! Thank you so much!💜 I loved Disney’s original Cinderella. I’ve seen a few people cover the original story…it is brutal! Would definitely make for a very dark episode.😊 Thank you for your support and your thoughts, as always!💙✨

[@Chronicallynocturnal]

Well done! So beautiful. My favorite of all time has to be The Little Mermaid. I always felt really connected to Ariel and wanting to be part of something more. I don’t know much about the original story though just the Disney one. I also love the ocean! Thank you for an amazing video!♥️

[@katerees-williams]

I always preferred E.T.A Hoffmann's Nutcracker, I got the book that I am going to read over Christmas, and I can't wait!

[@territinsel]

My Mother read us Grimm's fairytales and Hans Christian Anderson stories from a huge red book with scary illustrations when I was a child. I loved them. I would love to find that book again.

[@donnanichols6838]

'Writes a letter on dried fish' WHAAAAAAT?! Too funny!!!

[@corinasucre]

Love love love ❤ I adore all your videos! Thank you for making them! I also love fairy tales and was familiar with the dark origins pf them, but I enjoyed very much the way you put all the info together. Please consider doing other fairy tales, like Perrault’s, Beauty and the Beast, and Show White :)

[@MystikManor]

@@corinasucre Thank you!💜 That really means so much to me. I’d love to do those. Snow White has been on my radar for a while so I will definitely be doing that one too. Thank you for all of your support!✨💙

[@mousemd]

I was curious when I watched Frozen a couple of years ago. I found the stories about the Snow Queen. I didn't find them much alike. I am glad that I found the stories. Very interesting. They don't need to make a Frozen sequel. The story is complete

[@TristanMA]

Hansel and Gretel was made into an Advent Rescue opera by Engelbet Humperdinck in 1893, conduected by Richard Strauss who would later compose Also Sprach Zarathustra.

[@Nova-c5k]

Brilliant ❤ By the way, the flower woman in The Snow Queen represented Spring, then there was the princess who gives Gerda a coach with an interior made from cream cakes 🎂😁 Love fairytales!

[@SkyhySusie]

I’m really loving the Christmas series!♥️

[@Shadowofwampyre]

The Little Match Girl

[@yasminoneill6876]

Loved that one too

[@Butterflypegasus40]

That story always makes me cry.

[@Hocuspocusbfc]

I see what you did there at the end! It's the little things that matter in life.😄

[@azramedea5316]

Oh yes, that was cool! 😎

[@The4Horsemen421]

I can’t believe I haven’t run across a robber girl giving out free reindeer 😭

[@HeavenlyCreature.]

My all-time favorite fairytale is The Beauty and the Beast. In my eyes the saddest and darkest fairytale I know is The Little Mermaid. The original version is heartbreaking.

[@MystikManor]

@HeavenlyCreature It looks like Beauty and the Beast is a popular one! I will have to look into the The Little Mermaid because I don't know anything about the Hans Christian Anderson version. Thank you for the recommendations!!💜

[@rebeccamongeau9079]

Nutcracker was really interesting. I saw the live action a while back, and if I recall correct, they say Clara's mom was Marie, and that Marie has been their queen. That all makes so much more sense now 😂

[@chicachatzis]

Great video ❤ I love mythology as well as the beauty and the beast 😍

[@MystikManor]

@chicachatzis I think it's unanimous, Beauty and the Beast must be turned into a video! Thank you so much for the support!💜

[@deliayoga2490]

Magnificent histories. I love them all 👏👏👏👏👏👏🌲😍 thank you

[@davidf.8345]

Anybody named Nutcracker is someone you don’t want to mess with, LOL. 😂

[@tonyamhawish-7908]

the snow queen was my favorite ❣ Hansel and Gretel was the darker of all the stories

[@jeanroe3428]

Very new to your channel and very impressed so far. I'm unsure of the proper term, whether it's graphics or animation or imagery, but it's stunning. Really. The presentation on all points is not only captivating but intellectual.. Your explanation for how these stories come from real life during the time period in which they were written is spot on. Oh yeah lol, my favorite fairytale is, "The Princess and the Pea". Ive loved it since the 4th grade mostly because it sends a strong message that not all things are as the appear. Thanks so much for your thought provoking content 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@bellavida7628]

Absolutely wonderful, thank you.

[@MystikManor]

@bellavida7628 Thank you so much! So happy you like it!

[@kimwilliford6303]

My favorite fairy tales is Cinderella and her personality and how she meets her prince. Sleeping Beauty found her prince at his kiss to wake her up on her wedding day.

[@philip2010]

My daughter has the Hans Cristian Andersons and grimms fairy tales the newer large book collections these original versions are not the watered down versions of Disney and other movie creators The original versions are very scarry and gory

[@makeupboss3568]

These are so cool. Very interesting, thank you.

[@MystikManor]

@makeupboss3568 Thank you so much! So happy you like them!

[@makeupboss3568]

@ could you try Snow White ? The Thuringian Queen.. adapted to the Queen in the original German tale .

[@immoralreplicant1332]

I was surprised at the omission of what seems to be an important point about The Snow Queen. Gerda's journey is clearly a version of the Hero's Quest, but it's unusual. Kai is the only male character in the story & he needs to be rescued after being abducted, enchanted & effectively imprisoned by a woman. All the characters who help Gerda along the way are also women. Kai is basically the damsel in distress & Gerda is the brave knight. That's pretty radical for a story published in 1844. I kept waiting for it to be mentioned but it never was.

[@laskmj24]

A fan theory that I have read is that the witch in “Hansel and Gretel” is the stepmother in disguise. That’s why she is dead when the children return home.

[@margaretkerr4591]

I have vague memories of a story of kittens that lost there mittens, and were punished by there mother. Anyone else remember it? I had a dream about it when I was recovering from meningitis at the age of 5. I dreamt that the mother cat was stroking my brow. I woke up, and it was my mammy that was doing it. Over 45 years ago - and I remember the dream as though it was yesterday x

[@erikabajek9186]

It's called three little kittens, a nursery rhyme.

[@mearivera]

More please

[@sharyldutter9694]

My Prince is 20 yrs older than I am. Age is a number. The Nutcracker is my favorite! 💕

[@Butterflypegasus40]

Wasn't it a book or a story among a collection of fairytales?

[@SaturdaySportsman]

Good news: you get a fairy tale ending. Bad news: it's the German version.

[@GoonSquadLifeMember]

...or so the Germans would have us believe!

[@Kamoj85]

I think my favorite fairytale is the stone soup story... altho i am not sure if it is considered a fairytale(if not then it is ashenputtl). I feel like the darkest one would be rupunzel, the original where both the prince and her are blinded by the witch and they wonder the earth to find each other.... i think that is correct, altho that is the version that i remember hearing often

[@stephanievazquez4384]

What is your main source of information for the Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen fairytale origins??? I have read or heard some but I would love to explore more of them ❤❤❤❤

[@MystikManor]

@stephanievazquez4384 Thanks so much! 💜I pull from a mix of primary texts, folklore collections, and academic research on fairy tales. For Grimm, I often reference original translations of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and for Hans Christian Andersen, I dive into his original published works. Sometimes I also incorporate insights from folklore studies and comparative mythology to add context. If you’re looking to explore more, I’d highly recommend checking out The Annotated Brothers Grimm by Maria Tatar-it provides historical context, scholarly commentary, and visual illustrations.😊

[@stephanievazquez4384]

@ Thank you so much 😊 I’m a filmmaking student who loves these stories and I’m aiming for bringing these to life someday, not the sugarcoated version Disney and others bring. This helps me more than you can imagine. I believe in originality and these need to be known!!!

[@MystikManor]

@stephanievazquez4384 That's amazing! Glad I can help. I think everyone is ready for something like that. I'm sure it'll be great!😊

[@gaylelyons3150]

Thx tons ❤ would love to hear the pea an the princess

[@Takemeaway1111]

I love Beauty and the Beast, but I’ve never heard of there being a dark origin for it. Now I’m curious.

[@kevinmayers4346]

There always is 😂

[@user-kh8lp1pi8c]

A real Mother wouldn't place any spells on her children. Sadly only about five percent of humanity has a Mother they can be proud of.

[@kevinmayers4346]

I had the book the babes of toyland where the nutcracker had one foot swept in a drain and the ballerina toy fell in love with him 😅

[@pamelaapgar8184]

My favorite Disney movie is Beauty and The Beast!

[@Quarks_Bar]

7:24 Lapland IS in Finland. It's the northernmost region in Finland. In fact, if you went any further north, you'd fall into the Arctic Ocean. Fun Fact: Lapland is considered the home of Father Christmas, the UK's Santa Claus. Fun Fact #2: It's said more Reindeer live in Lapland than human beings.

[@kevinmayers4346]

They have a german series that stay pretty much to the original stories which I absolutely love

[@kimwilliford6303]

Beauty and the beast portrays growing love between man and woman. I love a great love story. ❤❤❤

[@MsDana-mo9fp]

Their name: " Brother Grimms" should tell one about their stories!

[@BenjaminElam-vd6ty]

My favorite fairy tale has always been little red riding hood

[@renskekoenders2202]

Little Mermaid. And yes, it's way darker than the Disney versions.

[@charinaroelfsema9776]

i have heard a another story of the nutcracker the story of chaikovsky that he make the ballet to remember his sister. because his sister died and thats why the music is very sad the ballet music is make with a lot of despression and remember for the love of his sister after he make the last music he died

[@stephenmosack4496]

6:20 Hey, now. AI used Gates McFaddin as the hot witch. Awesome

[@kevinmayers4346]

The story of sleeping beauty where she was 🍇 by the King,gave birth to twins that to me is the creepiest one

[@vanhasydan4754]

Interesting that the part about the snow queen involves my family's homeland, Suomi

[@Quarks_Bar]

4:40 The Magical Mirror from "The Snow Queen" fairytale sounds like today's Woke Agenda. Did I stumble onto one of their inspirations? The Snow Queen tale makes a perfect allegory for Woke.

[@JanetGregory-fj1pm]

Good afternoon

[@warrenpeace9534]

YOUR VOICE IS SO DOPE !!!!

[@andrewhiggins9274]

Are You including all Fairy Tales? If so I Think 'Little Otik' is Quite Dark

[@MystikManor]

@andrewhiggins9274 Yes, any story. I've never heard of that one, I will look it up. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@andrewhiggins9274]

@@MystikManor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Otik en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otes%C3%A1nek Karel Jaromír Erben

[@MystikManor]

@andrewhiggins9274 Awesome, thank you!

[@katerees-williams]

I hate Disney, especially what they are doing to Snow White, a story that was originally narrated by a German woman when written down by the Brothers Grimm, shame on Disney! They are ruining fairytales with this biased woke culture, which I am refusing to participate in.

[@SkyhySusie]

@katerees-williams I agree 100%! Just look at what they did to The Little Mermaid, yes Halle Bailey is a great singer but she is NOT Ariel. It makes me really sad that it seems the real stories just get replaced like it’s nothing. I am also not participating in anything Disney! Enough is enough.

[@deannacrownover3]

​@@SkyhySusieBingo! It is particularly unnerving having a husband who actually comes from Denmark. The population that looks like Halle Berry that lives in Denmark today is 0.09%. I'm going to assume it was much lower in 1837.

[@margaretyoung991]

It also seems an insult to other cultures, that they can only be shoehorned into European tales. If only Hollywood could make stories of the mythology and folklore of many cultures instead of trying to rewrite the stories of one.

[@makeupboss3568]

I totally agree. It’s getting ridiculous. I watch the older “ original “ Disney movies. They try too hard nowadays to do “ remakes “ and they just aren’t good. Too much is too much !

[@aprilNdecember]

Most of these stories have been "replaced" since the beginning. Many of these fairytale characters die or have fates worse than death. You want children to see that?! I suppose reading about a teenage girl being molested in her sleep only to give birth 9 months later is okay as long as everyone has pale skin? You people are disgusting and I hope your lives always reflect the blackness in your hearts.

[@KerrieKruegner]

Mmm Sorry Hansel ! Not so cleverly used breadcrumbs ?!?!👎🥴

[@amandabigelow-nz1nd]

Original and all the stories please

[@Jennifer-v3w]

So, thank you... Hmm... My answer is illusory and glad for our little mermaid and friends like belle

[@evelyntanswell3311]

Fairy stories were not meant to be all sweetness and light. They were cautionary stories. Meant to serve as warnings. Actually, I prefer them to the cloying, sugary films that Disney produce.

[@y.u.208]

🙏🌸🍃🪶🏞🪶🍃🌸🙏🧡🙏

[@david-f9u2j]

My sister's name is Gerda. She's part of the ceiling.

[@Crupett-c3c]

These tales were for children! Sticking children in an oven? And Rock a bye baby on a tree top, when the bough breaks, the cradle wil fall and down will come baby cradle and all! Real nice for children.

[@territinsel]

I loved it. All kids like to be "Safely scared"