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

366: The Golden Arm

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 366: The Golden Arm

Description

A man steals the heart, (liver, stomach, clothing) of one who has been hanged [E235.4, E236.1]. Gives it to his wife to eat. The ghost comes to claim his property and carries off the man.

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Bone 366 British Internet Archive
Golden Arm 366 British Internet Archive
Het gouden beentje 366 Netherlands 1892 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Het hemdje met één mouw. 366 Netherlands 1923 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
La asadura 366 España David Mañero Lozano 2015 Corpus de Literatura Oral
La asadura 366 España David Mañero Lozano 2015 Corpus de Literatura Oral
La asadura 366 España David Mañero Lozano 2016 Corpus de Literatura Oral
La asadura 366 España José Delfín Val 1978 Corpus de Literatura Oral
Lady that went to Church 366 British Internet Archive
Lazy Maiden 366 Russian Internet Archive
Liver 366 British Internet Archive
Ma Uncle Sandy 366 British Internet Archive
Old Man at the White House 366 British Internet Archive
Peggy with the Wooden Leggy 366 British Internet Archive
Teeny-tiny 366 British Internet Archive
Teeny-Tiny 366 English Internet Archive
The Golden Arm 366 English Internet Archive
Vertelsel om te doen schrikken. De Spookhand 366 Netherlands 1890 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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