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

335: Death' Messengers

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 335: Death' Messengers

Description

Death promises the man to indicate his future. He gives him a blow, blindness, etc. But the man does not understand the signs and lives happily throughout.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Die Boten des Todes	335	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
De trije warskôgings foar de dea	335	Netherlands		1977	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Death's Messengers	335	German			Internet Archive

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