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During their employment as librarians — which paid little but afforded them ample time for research — the brothers had a productive period of scholarship, publishing a number of books between 1812 and 1830.

In 1812, they published their first volume of 86 folk tales, Kinder-und Hausmärchen, followed quickly by two volumes of German legends and a volume of early literary history.

They went on to publish works about Danish and Irish folk tales and Norse mythology, while continuing to edit the German folk tale collection.

These works became so widely recognized that the brothers received honorary doctorates from universities in Marburg, Berlin and Breslau.