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

332: Godfather Death

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 332: Godfather Death

Description

The man as doctor. Death at the feet of the sick man (the bed or the sick man turned around). I. Death as Godfather. (a) A poor man chooses death as godfather, (b) since he considers him juster than either God or the Devil. II. Death's Gifts. (a)…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Gutten med øldunken332NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
Der Gevatter Tod332GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Der Herr Gevatter332GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Comadre Morte332PortugueseAdolfo CoelhoPortugal1879

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Boy with the Beer Keg 332 Norwegian Internet Archive
Contract with Azreal 332 Egyptian Internet Archive
De man die op zoek ging naar de rechtvaardigheid 332 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De rjochtfeardige peetomke 332 Netherlands 1976 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Doctor Haat en Nijd 332 Netherlands 1909 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Godfather Death 332 German Internet Archive
Godmother 332 US West Virginia Internet Archive
Het sprookje van een man, een bed en den dood 332 Netherlands 1892 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Just man for Godfather 332 Greek Internet Archive
Shepherd and the Three Diseases 332 Greek Internet Archive
Shepherd and the Three Diseases 332 Greek Internet Archive
Soul-Taking Angel 332 Armenian Internet Archive
The Godfather 332 German Internet Archive
Town That Had Faith in God 332 Israeli Internet Archive
Van den zieken man die den Dood fopte. 332 Netherlands 1892 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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