Themes of Fairy Tales

The Most Important Recurring Themes of Fairy Tales

There are thousands and thousands of fairy tales, but all of them can be grouped into some recurring characteristics - themes. We can find a lot of typical themes in classic fairy tales, yet the number is still manageable, and this simple site is an attempt to present all the most important fairy tale themes in one place. Well, maybe not all. The more like all the most important ones.

My work will be demanding, so I decided to progress step by step with an occasional pause. Your job is to enjoy everything you find here, make some use of it and, of course, tell your friends about this project which can be also supported by links from your bookmarking services, social profiles, blogs, etc.

Fairy Tale Themes by Alphabet

Absent Father

Animal Helpers

Birds as Helpers

Broken Promise (Given Word)

Cannibalism

Changed Identity

Cruel Punishment

Evil Mother

Incompetent Father

Leaving Home

Sleep

to be continued...