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{{Infobox book
| title = The Snow Queen
| original title = Snedronningen
| image = Rudolf Koivu - Lumikuningatar.jpg
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| author = Hans Christian Andersen
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| genre = Fairy tale
| publication date = December 21, 1844
| source page exists =
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'''"The Snow Queen"''' (Danish: "Snedronningen") is a [[Fairy Tale]] by author [[Hans Christian Andersen]] (1805–1875) first published in 1845.
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Years later, a little boy, Kai, and a little girl, Gerda, live next door to each other in a large city. Their grandmother tells them of the legendary Snow Queen, ruler of bee-like creatures made of snow. Shortly thereafter, Kai is struck by the shards in the heart and eye. Later he runs afoul of the Snow Queen, who causes him to forget everything and takes him back to her castle. Once Gerda learns of this, she sets out to find him - not an easy task.
Many movie adaptations and pop culture references have been made in honor of this work, one of them a Soviet Russian animated movie, which made [[Hayao Miyazaki]] believe that working in animation was worth it after all. Following the lead of ''[[Tangled (2010 film)|Tangled]]'', Disney made a very loose adaptation titled ''[[Frozen (Disney film)|Frozen]]''. The Snow Queen is also the antagonist of the third installment of the ''[[Dark Parables]]'' PC game series. And Joan D. Vinge adapted it into a [[Hugo Award|Hugo-winning]] science-fantasy novel in 1980.
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* [[Automaton Horse]]: Sadly averted with Gerda's poor reindeer.
* [[Coming of Age Story]]
* [[Bigger Bad]]: The demon in the backstory who created the mirror.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: One cinematic adaptation had the demon/troll/whatever that created the mirror doing so in order to show mankind how rotten it is, and heavily regreted having created it when it broke. Also, ''Faerie Tale Theatre's'' version implied that the [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Snow Queen took Kay to give him the opportunity to save him from himself.]] She also takes care of that troll at the end...
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The talking polar bear in the Bridget Fonda version has his moments of this.
* [[Determinator]]: Gerda
* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: The Robber Girl, sort of. Demanding Gerda sleep with her might simply be her idea of cuddling with a friendly pet dog.
* [[Dude in Distress]]
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: Yeah, the princess and her new husband are ''really'' understanding about Gerda breaking and entering and trespassing into their newlywed suite...
* [[Engagement Challenge]]: The princess' search for an intelligent husband.
* [[Evil Is Deathly Cold]]
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Possibly the Robber Girl
* [[Kiss of Death]]: The Snow Queen herself can kill with three kisses; the first two just mess with your head.
* [[Made a Slave]]: The Robber Girl has a lot of pets, and wants to keep Gerda as one.
* [[Magic Mirror]]
* [[The Messiah]]: Gerda
* [[Mistaken Identity]]: Gerda initially thinks the Prince is Kai.
* [[No Name Given]]: Many -- the Princess, the Prince, the Robber Girl...
* [[Please Spare Him, My Liege|Please Spare Her, My Liege]]: The bandits intend to murder Gerda, but she is saved by the leader's daughter - who wants Gerda for herself.
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[The Power of Love]]
* [[Ravens and Crows]]
* [[Red Herring]]: Gerda assumes the Princess' suiter is Kai, because Kai is the intellectual type the Princess falls for. Turns out, he isn't.
* [[Rescue Romance]]:
* [[Something About a Rose]]
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: Gerda.
* [[Swiss Army Tears]]
* [[The Unfought]]: Oddly, Gerda does not confront the Snow Queen in any way, simply sneaking in while she's away doing... something and getting herself and Kai out again before she comes back.
* [[The Vamp]]: The Snow Queen; which makes her one of the few (presumably) non-sexual vamps.
* [[Virgin Power]]: Gerda is so pure and innocent, she understands the language of animals.
* [[Walking the Earth]]: Only the coldest parts of it, that is.
* [[Winter Royal Lady]]
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[[Category:The Snow Queen]]
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[[Category:Short Story]]
[[Category:Public Domain Character]]
[[Category:Danish Literature]]
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