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

307: The Princess in the Shroud

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 307: The Princess in the Shroud

Description

Each morning the watchers are found dead. A youth overcomes the enchantment; the dead girl comes out of the shroud. He wins her hand. (Not always a princess). Sometimes combined with Type 506 (I b, V). I. The Parents' Hasty Wish. (a) Barren parents…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De jongfaam dy't mei achttjin jier stjerre moast	307	Western Frisian	Ype Poortinga	Netherlands	1979
The Princess In the Chest	307	English	Andrew Lang	Denmark	1897

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
De Betoverde Prinses	307	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De jongfaam dy't mei achttjin jier stjerre moast	307	Netherlands	1971	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De Vewunste Dame	307	Netherlands	1944	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Enchanted Princess	307	German		Internet Archive
It mearke fan de koaningsdochter	307	Netherlands	1951	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Jean of Bordeaux	307	French		Internet Archive
Mien Been	307	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Son of the Gray Horse	307	Armenian		Internet Archive
Sorceress	307	Russian		Internet Archive

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