bluebeard

     

Bluebear is the title character in a famous fairy tale about a violent nobleman and his over-curious wife. It was written by Charles Perrault and first published in 1698.

Trivia about bluebeard

  • The savage Gilles de Rais probably inspired this "colorful" character who keeps bodies in a locked room
  • This folklore figure killed 6 wives who went against his orders & entered a room he kept locked
  • Created by Charles Perrault, this fairy tale villain who killed 6 wives may be based on real murderer Gilles de Rais
  • "This door you might not open, and you did" begins an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem about this folklore guy

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