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"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (Danish: "Den Standhaftige Tinsoldat") is a [[Fairy Tale]] by Danish poet and author [[Hans Christian Andersen]] about the love a [[The Hero|tin soldier]] holds for a paper ballerina. After several perilous adventures, the tin soldier and his love [[Bittersweet Ending|perish in a fire]]. The tale was first published in 1838.▼
| original title = Den standhaftige tinsoldat
| image = The Steadfast Tin Soldier.jpg
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| author = Hans Christian Andersen
| central theme = [[Love Hurts]]
| elevator pitch = A toy soldier falls in love with a paper ballerina.
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| publication date = October 2, 1838
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▲'''"The Steadfast Tin Soldier"''' (Danish: "Den Standhaftige Tinsoldat") is a [[Fairy Tale]] by Danish poet and author [[Hans Christian Andersen]] about the love a [[The Hero|tin soldier]] holds for a paper ballerina. After several perilous adventures, the tin soldier and his love [[Bittersweet Ending|perish in a fire]]. The tale was first published in 1838.
Like "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" (1845), "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" displays Andersen's talent for investing ordinary household objects with life, character, and personality. Both tales narrate romances between household objects but differ in that the 1838 story ends with the lovers joined in death while the 1845 story ends with the lovers living (in fairy tale fashion) happily ever after. Andersen may have taken inspiration for the tale from memories of his few cherished childhood toys.
Though the title has been translated variously as "The Brave Tin Soldier" and "The Courageous Tin Soldier", the story is generally known in the English
You can read this [http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSteadfastTinSoldier_e.html here.]
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▲=== "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" has examples of: ===
* [[Arch Enemy]]: The "Black bogey" in the snuffbox.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]
* [[Diabolus Ex Machina]]
* [[Disneyfication]]: The ''[[Fantasia]] 2000'' segment based on the story had an [[Scary Jack in
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]
* [[The Hero]]
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