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

437: The Supplanted Bride (The Needle Prince)

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 425-449: Husband > 437: The Supplanted Bride (The Needle Prince)

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The maiden finds a seemingly dead prince whose body is covered with pins and needles and begins to remove them, or she must weep a jug full of tears or spend three sleepless nights by the coffin [D762, D759.7]. As the task is almost completed she…

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