| “ | Can't you see with your own two eyes, you stupid inquisitive goose? I was chopping at this tree to get wood for my tea kettle and got my magnificent beard caught! | „ |
| ~ Coalheart to Snow White and Rose Red, Fables #95: "Snow White & Rose Red, Chapter Two of Rose Red." |
Coalheart is a dwarf who appears in flashbacks in Fables #95: "Snow White & Rose Red, Chapter Two of Rose Red". He is an unkind and mean little dwarf who was rescued thrice by Snow White and Rose Red in their childhood. He is also the father of the seven dwarfs who had their way with Snow.
History[]
Coalheart was a wicked and greedy dwarf who was the father of the Seven Dwarves, and possessed strong magic. Some time before meeting Rose Red and Snow White, he placed a curse on Prince Brandish and stole his treasures, hiding them in a sack. During the winter, Prince Brandish was now a bear and wondered through the forest for help. There he befriended the two innocent sisters and their mother Lauda, but when spring came he knew he had to leave. Vowing to find Coalheart, he left but promised to return to the girls.
While they waited, Snow and Rose spot the greedy little dwarf several times. Each time, he was in danger, such as almost getting drowned by a fish (for it caught his beard), and each time Snow had to cut his beard to save his life. But Coalheart was never thankful, he always cursed the children and called them names. One of his rescues involved the Eagle, who warned Snow that she'd regret protecting the greedy dwarf, saying that for one of them, seven evils awaited, and for the other, the loss of one dear. Eventually, Brandish caught up with Coalheart and killed him. With him dead, the curse was lifted, and Brandish returned to human form.
Eventually Brandish caught up with Coalheart and killed him, with him dead, the curse was lifted. Prince Brandish was now human and promised to marry Snow and had a brother for Rose Red to marry. However, none of the parents would consent to the marriage. Through her own dealings, her mother faked Snow's death and sent her away in secret to live with her newly widowed aunt. After her aunt tried to have her killed, Snow White fled deep into the forest. She eventually came upon the cottage of Coalheart's seven wicked sons, which was used to hide women for their own perverted purposes. After Snow escaped their clutches, she learned the art of sword fighting and killed them all.
Trivia[]
- The name Coalheart was invented for the comics; in the fairytale of "Snow-White and Rose-Red," the dwarf is unnamed.