page_title: The Swineherd
hierarchical_section_title: The Swineherd
caption_attribution_description: English: The Swineherd. Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen.
context_page_description: "The Swineherd" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to win an arrogant princess. The tale was first published December 20, 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark in Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. The tale appears to be original with Andersen though similar tales are known. "The Swineherd" has been adapted to various media.
context_section_description: "The Swineherd" (Danish: Svinedrengen) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to win an arrogant princess. The tale was first published December 20, 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark  in Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection.  The tale appears to be original with Andersen though similar tales are known.  "The Swineherd" has been adapted to various media.
caption: Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen, Andersen's first illustrator
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