The Lost Tale of the 12 Corpse Brides
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No bride is safe. The amount of death in this sick (and dirty) tale is DOUBLE that of the infamously murderous Bluebeard, and it keeps on happening in the strangest way. It will make you question whether “happily ever after” is really what the characters deserve, or if they actually deserve to be haunted forevermore. This old, but newly rediscovered fairy tale is dark, full of death and dirty dirty deeds, with many many enchanting beings. There’s more missing women than in Bluebeard’s murder lab, for sure. So, follow me if you dare into this slippery, saucy, and disturbing tale.
Floating Cities, Our Story Begins, Magic Escape Room" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Editing: Kristen 🔮
This twisted fairy tale, "The 12 Brides" is from "The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales" by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth
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@abitfrank I don't mean to bother, but I just like to thank you for introducing me to Giambattista Basile, the Grimm Brothers are usually the reference for fairy tales because they are more widely known but I got to tell you I'm really enjoying the stories of the OG Basile, I even had watched Tale of Tales and had no idea that the movie was inspired by his compilation. Thanks again! Goodbye! 😊
@abitfrank, I love the way you used the design of Victor Van Dort as the knight’s son in this video. This is why earlier this morning I want there to be a video about your take on the stories that influenced Tim Burton to make “Corpse Bride”. Maybe it couldn’t hurt to hear on your take on “Bluebeard”, either.
The Knight's son looks sort of like Victor Van Dort; Whether if that was intentional or not, I find it funny that the character is an ironic and coincidental counterpart to the timid and nervous Tim Burton character, and yet either man-boy are not as innocent in love standards as they have themselves to believe even if both their situations were accidental circumstances.🙃 LOL.
@@HeatherNickless-vt8zr, the character’s name was Victor, not Vincent.
@@DoubleKay31;😳 I didn't know where my head was at; I guess it was my memory of Mr. Everglot's voice saying the name "Vincent", sorry, I'll change the name now.
Fun fact: "Wealthy Widow" was one of the single worst demographics to be a part of in the middle ages. Because greedy or horny noble men didn't need permission from anyone to marry a widdow, not even her's, and once married all of her property became his even if she had a son already. There's stories of literal medieval mad-max style races to be the first knight to drag widows kicking and screaming to the nearest bribed priest.
That sounds like a Monty Python sketch.
Or counld be accused of bath in virgins blood
@@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada Pretty sure that was real.
Sources?
I always hated the "Stay in your place, just be seen and not heard" bullshit.
I wish there were a Tim Burton stop motion movie about this fairytale in the same style as Corpse Bride.
I thought this story was part of Corpse Bride, right? Because this story seems like the full story and Corpse Bride is only part of the story
@@Shaddow953 No, the original folktale that inspired The Corpse Bride is a Jewish folktale called "The Finger".
Okay Thanks for letting me know :)@@MarxistMomentum
You only say that because of the art style the videos are in
agreed
Honestly, the mermaids killing the brides for this one dude makes me feel as though they deserve the banishment. You can share with your sisters, but you can't share with one more woman? C'mon!!!
Jealousy is a hell of a drug. And it would make sense if there was more than one mermaid: The new bride would be taking someone's turn.
@@brainflash1 Yeah, true, but did they really have to kill the bride? Maybe the one day, but they probably could've worked the bride into the rotation somehow. Or the groom and the bride could've done it during the day, assuming she had recovered from the death breath by then. Ah, but the scandal! The intrigue and drama would be gone!!
@@uafgames9061 It is very sad and unfair, but nobody ever said these mermaids were nice people.
@@brainflash1 true that
I feel the guy was bewitched by these mermaids, rather than outright allowing this to happen. I blame the mother the most for not making the proper investigation though. I was hoping the ghosts of the brides to haunt the mother for not caring about their situation. And yes, those mermaids had it coming, they were the ones making the killing. I don't care if they were "just doing what mermaids do". A murder is still a murder even if a mermaid does it.
I imagine that the witch was like "FINALLY someone comes to me, I've been warning about the lake's mermaid problem for over TEN YEARS"
I like the idea that this Witch was just chill and occasionally helped out with problems like the Mermaid Infestation, like a magical pest control specialist.
"Mermaids? No biggie, i've seen it all, I know just the fix."
Are we sure none of the mermaids got knocked up? The widow might have plenty of grandkids already. Are there any tales of offspring betwixt man and mer? They have to reproduce somehow.
As I recall, as far as I've been able to reach and research, we do get the occasional Selkie child, Selkies being an Animal Bride, and a subcategory of Mermaid, given that the slip into their seal skin and swim in the water. Usually when it comes to the Supernatural and Humans copulating we get Changelings, which are Faerie Children.
Most Likely The Mermaids would've given birth, unless they were infertile.
Its certainly a possibility.
Sidenote: a Cambion would be the offspring of a Ghost and Human marriage.
@@persephonethebookdragon9520 A Cambion is the offspring of a human and a succubus isn't it?
Sounds like the mother was the one getting rid of the previous brides bodies since the son wasn't in his right mind to even question the fact he had a new bride every time or about their whereabouts, the mermaids must've had a sirenlike hold on him since he didn't even bother asking why his lover was changing every time during those 12 years.
The mother probably believed her son was the one killing each bride since in her eyes he didn't like them, and her obsession with wanting grandkids pushed her to keep sending for new brides until her son finally found one he liked, so the mother was sending each bride to their death with the small possibility one would be chosen by her son, but the last bride was the one break this cycle in the end... She should still be wary of her new mother-in-law though.
There is crossover between siren and mermaid in fiction. The words are often used interchangeably. Unless of course you go with the older bird woman hybrid creature.
I feel the sirens hold the best of both worlds from mermaids and witches, the creature you're describing sounds like a hagraven, which I guess would be a more corrupted version of a witch.
@@JL-zt7dn There are a lot of bird women creatures in mythology. Think of harpies after all or certain Egyptian goddesses for some of the more well known examples.
That sounds like a really cool movie
@angelpunch0 Would make for a really good thriller
A Messed Up Story For You: The Lindworm
This Fairytale involves a cursed prince, Bride Deaths, AND our main character whipping the bad guy into shape, literally!! :3
She's already done a reading of the story on her second channel, A bit late (that's the name of the channel btw)
*Overly Sarcastic Productions enters the chat*
@@lazyperfectionist3978 i think they mean a lore deep dive
This could actually work as a prequel to [a version] of the "Twelve Dancing Princesses." Though they wouldn't technically be princesses since their father wouldn't be a king...unless they make the lake island their own micro-kingdom?
Still, the nature of the 12 daughters could work as _either_ each one is the daughter of one of the twelve mermaids, _or_ all twelve belong to the new bride, with 11 being the reincarnated previous brides that were killed and one that is entirely the new bride's, maybe the youngest. OR do a mixture-11 mermaid daughters, the 12th daughter is from the new human bride, and perhaps the 12th mermaid that was supposed to take the new bride's place is the one that sets them all off on the nights of dancing because she's bitter she didn't get her turn.
I never heard of the 12 Dancing Princessess, sounds interesting can you explain me the details and lore please
So I immediately thought this sounded like a reverse 12 dancing princesses
Please talk about the story of “Bluebeard” and the stories that inspired “Corpse Bride”. I have heard Jon Solo’s take on them, but it would be cool to hear yours.
I’d love a deep dive into “Corpse Bride”, too. Given that its roots lie in the pogroms, it’s safe to say Burton whitewashed the heck out of it.
she's already done a reading on bluebeard on her second channel, A Bit Late, though hearing her talk about corpse bride would be interesting
@@lazyperfectionist3978, hearing the story’s one thing, having her talk about the lore behind the story is quite another.
@@crow-janewell considering most stories do from every production company.... Not shocked😂
@@nevaehonrefni I don’t understand what’s funny here. Are you suggesting that because mass media does a bad job consistently telling stories through anything other than a western european lens that we shouldn’t bother to deconstruct anything? Or does the idea of talking about the pogroms make you uncomfortable?
I wonder if the women possibly always had their faces covered and it was supposed to stay covered until after their wedding night or something. Like with a veil or something else, the mermaid is described as beautiful but it could have nothing to do with her face, instead meaning her fancy sheer clothes and nude body.
I don’t understand how this was told to children 😅 I’m a grown up and I’ve got all the lights on
Originally fairy tales were more like horror tales. Disney and modern sensibilities sanitized them
I can, I had the Grimm version of Red Riding growing up and I liked that with zero problems. It was the actual children's movies, kids shows on tv and educational programs from school which scared me.
People were a lot tougher in the old days when life was a lot less safe and comfortable.
@@moralityisnotsubjective5 Or perhaps just a lot more scarred. The older people I know definitely display that if you know where to look.
@@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV Both can be true. I have both toughness and scars as I have lived a very hard life, but I have also never given up no matter what. I wear my scars as proof of having lived and survived through it all and if I can do that then I can continue to do so until the end.
I think you way you narrate the stories is so relaxing, and fun
The girl with the green ribbon has always stuck with me. The struggle between curiosity and trust
Yes!! I've always loved and also totally creeped out by that story! Hadn't even thought about it until just now 😮
@@emilykeegan4345 showed the pic to my husband and laughed... his curious ass would have killed me by accident
I found this story on Zeno, among Schönwerths „Tales from the Upper Palatinate“ (Sagen aus der Oberpfalz), in the tenth book, on water and waterspirits.
In the introduction to this chapter, Schönwerth explains the difference between fish- or snake-tailed mermaids (which are locally known as Mirfral), who eat people and are thought to come from italian influence, and waterwomen or nixies (Wasserfral), who have a fully human body, and are more similar to elves or fairies. In the tale of the twelve brides, the creatures in the lake are called waterwomen.
In most parts of Germany actually there are slightly more legends on the human-like waterwomen and nixies than the fish-tailed mermaids
Maybe you should write a book on the dead brides coming back for revenge because that would be something to read indeed
That castle in the lake is beautiful
Fish have vertical tail fins, while sea mammals have horizontal fins.
Mermaids have compatible downstairs.
This video made me really want a "The Corpse Bride" breakdown video!! Perfect for the spooky season and our love of creepy stop motion films!!
I love this channel so much. It combines my love for spooky fairy tales with whimsical animation and soothing storytelling, while also being funny. It brings me so much comfort and happiness, a feeling of childhood wonder. Thank you so so much for the wonderful job, you're a lovely and spooky little angel
I don't know, man. Blue Beard is still worse. He actively killed those poor women, the guy in this Story was just clueless af 🤷🏻♀️
Oh I am so excited for that Video. I love your Style! ❤
omg can't believe im this early! i love thier videos so much
Hello! And thank you !
Same!
@@abitfrank Your videos are great! Very creepy. By the way, without you I probably wouldn't have read Coraline. I literally just finished last night, it was a very pleasant read. Young me would have hated it, he'd want it GONE.
I like this one, a sweet little fairy tale, hardly scary at all. Not great for the brides, sure. But I can see this being told to children even now. I think that even young me wouldn't be scared, and I got scared and deeply upset by Pixar movies and educational programs! And that is even with your creepy atmosphere by the way.
Ohhh... this is the first time I've heard this story
This sounds like the demon in the tree from Lilith’s cave. A man does something to someone inhuman and he gets married multiple times and each wife dies off mysteriously until one clever wife stops what’s going on.
This reminds me of a myth from my country, the myth of the flyer, which appears in the poem ‘The Evening Star’, by Mihai Eminescu. It is quite tragic, but nonetheless interesting.
Spill! What's it about?
Basically, the myth says that at night, the flyer will descend from the heavens and enter a princess’s chambers through her balcony. However, their love can never be, because she is alive, while he is not. He then tries to plead with the gods to allow him to be with her forever, all the while the princess runs away with another man. The flyer is heartbroken, but continues to watch over them from the heavens, shining brightly as the Evening Star.
12 dead brides huh?
“Bluebeard would like to know your location”
Is it smart watching this while home alone at night? No. Am I still going to do it? Yes. Definitely. And I'm not going to sleep.
Let’s add this to list list of why people in “ye olden days” were so messed up.
it’s always a good day when you post! i love watching your videos! ❤❤❤
For a recluse, he must've been talented.
Either way the mom is the villain for not just moving back to the main land or just hire people to keep her company.
I adore you. And tale foundries. I watch you both now on nebula. I hadn't realized you were there until your corpse bride vid. Omg thx so much 🧡🤗🖤
Need more fairytales with mermaids that are dark. So glad you shared this one!
I almost thought that with the help of the witch, they'd have 11 or twelve children as a result. Also, did the mother think they left within the night or something?
Must... not... make... STD... joke...!
But for real, this was another interesting untold-tale. I feel the moral is to be wary about whoever you (ahem) hook up with, as they may not be after your love, but using/manipulating you to get what *they* want (hence the mermaids turning down marriage just so they can continue having one-night stands.)
Kudos to the 12th bride for being smart and doing a background check first, then doing everything she could to free this guy from a toxic relationship!
F in the chat for the 11 previous brides who died of heartbreak. Would've been cool if, in order to help 12 survive the night, their spirits were fighting off the mermaids thus getting their revenge, but I guess the yandere fish-women got their commeupance either way 😅
So that's the type of mermaid that was used in Pirates of the Caribbean 4 🤩
Sounds like it wasn't a consensual relationship and he was under the mermaids spell, which explains why he didnt question anything.
Well now I need a synopsis of Blue Beard by this channel!
I would love to see you run Dnd Campaign!!!
This was a pretty fishy tale that's for sure.
Can you find the original story of the 12 dancing princesses? It's in fairy tale books, but it's *disneyfied* so it's a happy ending, but I'm pretty sure they were supposed to dance their feet to nubs and die.
the oldest version i can find is the grimm's version (1815) and that one is actually rather light in tone aside from the footnote worthy dead princes that showed up before the hero
If you don’t mind me asking where do you read these is it online or on a physical book?
Wow, what a twistedly odd tale. Good show, but, damn what a strange one. Can't wait for the next one ❤❤❤
Hey I was wondering will u be uploading any new videos to a bit late or have u given up on it. Great video much love bit kinky tho XD
I love your videos so much
Well, the last bride doesn't deserve revenge for doing her research 😂 but like.... Mommy dearest survived another 12 years to pester about grandchildren, cmon😂
Dang even better then Bluebeard? Gotta see this
why wouldn't the mermaids just share with the wives smh, they share with eachother anyway
Something about this story has Crimson Peak vibes. Is it just me?
Is there any way you can post a link to the source for this and other stories, please?
Very fascinating tale.
The way I was frightened by the thumbnail 😵💫😵💫😵💫
I wonder which Corpse Bride tale was the movie based on? I know it might sound like a dumb question since there was nothing in the movie's credits to suggest whether it was based on any story at all, but I am curious to the point of this video in all aspects of the suggestion.
Im so early its under 200 views! Love your vids!
I can't find a video of 'The Red Silk Ribbon' on either of your channels.
I’ve gotta start leaving my window open near a lake…
I kind of wish that she still did Autobook read-throughs on her other UA-cam channel
Speaking of witch. I reimagine fairytales and I connect fairy tales to each other.
U see why I'm subscribed to u?
I thought this was the corps bride story but this probably where they got it from .
Interesting tale!
Theres a german Fairytale called "Fanferlieschen Schönefüsschem"
(fanverlieschen prettyfeet) from Clemens Brentano.
that is about a good king that dies leaving his evil son Jerume to Rule the kingdom Besserdich, and his archenemy is called Fanferlieschen- she is a old witch that used to be very beautiful. So Jerume does different bad things but one time he takes a grouo of kids and says to his guard (i thinj it was a guard) to poison the kids, but someone added cinnamon and then it only turned the kids into Animals, and Fanferlieschen takes the kids in and raises them.
One is called Princess goat "prinzessin Ziege-sa"
And the evil Jerume shoots into the ear of princess Goat-sa
And later Jerume has to take a wife, so he takes 7 Wives but allways kills them in the night.
And Fanverlieschen steals Jerumes crown- then he is no longer king. She wants to find him a bride that is so good that he will become a better person.
kindhearted Ursula then marries Jerume.
In the weddingnight she sees the ghosts of the dead brides.
Then Jerume has like 50 knifes and wants to kill Ursula to (because he has a wooden item that tells him stuff after he gave it blood/murdered someone. He allways talks bout a kid called ursulus that will defeat Jerume, and that if he kills Ursula and Ursulus then the immortal Fanverlieschen will die so he can defeat her and get his crown back. But that item only speaks weird so Jerume does not understand and repeats the murders.)
Then there is a bird, a bird that eats other birds, Ursula once saved him from a predator by killing it, and the bird then stops eating other birds.
The bird remembers Ursula and helps her by stealing the knifes and letting them drop on Jerume.
Everyone unconscious... then Jerumes people find him and his bride, they lock up Ursula in a tower because they think she wanted to kill him (they saw 50 knifes... a wounded Jerume... yeah... but it was not her)
For years she is in that tower and the birds bring her food and water to survive.
Ursula gives birth to a baby boy (she wishes for a baby)
and when the boy called Ursulus (Ursulas mom was called Ursa and her das Ursus... she names her baby after them btw) is 10 years old she lets him go.
Ursulus goes to find Jerume and works as a chef, but I forgot the rest.
I want to say the names in this fairytale are very funny:
Kingdom Scandalia, the village is betteryourself
Main Character Fanferlieschen:
Lischen is a nickname of Lisa or Elisabeth, and Verlies means
dungeon (but more in a prison in a castle way)
She said id give you the hawk tau if you opened your window lmmfao
this the most salacious video by you ive ever seen 👙
i like
Did you say this was a Bavarian Fairytale?
There is a castle in a chiemsee Island that was based on this tale
What is the name of this fairy tale?
It’s at the end of the video it’s called 12 brides
@@C.DWoods I tried that name but it only came up with 12 dancing princesses
@@Wizone4Izone oh well type in the authors name she mentions it at the end
@@C.DWoods No, I searched but it didn't come up like this. abitfrank said something about this story being newly discovered, maybe that's why it's not showing up in searches, I'm not sure
@@Wizone4Izone oh yeah, I hope you do find it eventually good luck
Where do you find these crazy stories?
Why are so many fairytales so supremely F'ed up?
The mermaids in this story are not even that bad lol The guy should have just stayed with them XD /Also, the mermaids should have let the guy have children, so that they could get a new man after he is too old :D
Spooky.
Okay wait, so in order for the mermaid to be immortal, they need to mate with a human male? Is that what they was doing!
I love that this Widow's thought process is
I am very lonely just living with my son on an island. Do I:
A. Return to the mainland
B. Get a cat
C. Beg said son to get married and F*CK
Mermaid Vs Myrtle lady
The son and mom shouldn't be punished. They didn't know what was happening
or both the soles of the dead brides and the mermaids to forever hate each other and there father
What i don't understand is why the wife didn't say anything
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Oh
Abit Frank Do you like Tim Burton’s art style enough to copy it?!😅
Noooo not the heckin innocent mermaids this is clearly the man's fault
(don't report me I'm not a robot, it's a joke)
I'm a mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess
I'm a mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess
I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed
Fearless, say yes, we don't dress to impress
괜찮단다 뭘 해도
거짓말인 걸 난 알아
괜찮겠지 뭘 해도
착한 얼굴에 니 말 잘 들을 땐
괜찮지 않아 그런 건
내 룰은 나만 정할래 yeah
볼 거야 금지된 걸
Never hold back 더 자유롭게
Boom, boom, boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (boom, boom now)
Boom, boom, boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (push it)
I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (push it)
(Oh-oh) I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (oh-oh)
I'm a mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess
I'm a mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess, mess
I'm a mess in distress
But we're still the best dressed
Fearless, say yes, we don't dress to impress
웃어, 웃어, 더 인형이 되렴 (ah-ah-ah)
덮어, 덮어, 다 감정 따윈 다
싫어, 싫어, 난 인형이 아냐 (ah-ah-ah)
찡그린대도 그것도 나야
보지 말람 보고 파
날 둘러싼 이 금기들 yeah
그날의 이브처럼
Take it on the chain, I know I like that
Boom, boom, boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (boom, boom now)
Boom, boom, boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (push it)
I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (push it)
(Oh-oh) I wish for what's forbidden
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (oh-oh)
What you waiting for?
이게 타락이면 we fall, fall, fall (oh-oh)
What you looking for?
원한다면 now we fall, we fall, we fall
Boom, boom, boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (boom, boom now)
Boom, boom, boom 내 심장이 뛰네
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom (push it)
Girl wanna have fun (girl)
Girl wanna have fun (girl)
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Girl wanna have fun (girl)
Girl wanna have fun (girl)
Get it like boom, boom, boom
Get it like boom, boom, boom
❤
Early gang!!!
damn, wish i was him
icp
Me who wants a gay wholesome relationship with a mermaid
I have this at 2x speed and she still talks slow. help.