Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1115: Attempting to Kill the Hero in His Bed

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1115-1144: Man Kills (Injures) Ogre > 1115: Attempting to Kill the Hero in His Bed

Description

Butter cask (or the like) in the hero's bed so that the ogre coming to murder him stabs the object. [K525.1]. Cf Type 1640.

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Gypsy and the Bear 1115 US West Virginia Internet Archive
Jack Strong, Slayer of Five Hundred 1115 Italian Internet Archive
John and the Giants 1115 US West Virginia Internet Archive

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