Carl Ewald ([ˈe̝ːˌvælˀ], 15 October 1856 – 23 February 1908) was a Danish novelist and satirist, known for his fairy tales.

[1] Carl Ewald was born on 15 October 1856 in Bredelykke by Gram in the Duchy of Schleswig, then a part of Denmark.

He was educated at the University of Copenhagen, where his family had moved to after the Duchy of Schleswig fell to the German Confederation in 1864.

After spending a few years as a forester, he turned to literature in 1887, issuing school texts and translations.

In 1894, due to an extramarital relationship he had with Agnes Henningsen, Ewald's second son Poul was born.