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

650: Strong John

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 650-699: Supernatural Power or Knowledge > 650: Strong John

Variants

650A. The Sharp Hans

650B. The Quest for a Strong Companion

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Mumle Gåsegg650ANorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
Der junge Riese650GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Der starke Hans650A,301GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
La vedova e il brigante650ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
The Story of Carancal650AEnglishDean S. FanslerPhilippines1921
Quattordici650ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Fourteen 650A Italian Internet Archive
Kondoy 650A Mexican Internet Archive
Little Fourteen , or As Strong as Fourteen 650A French Internet Archive
Nodey, the Priest's Grandson 650A Russian Internet Archive
Nog es van starke Jaan 650A Netherlands 1930 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Parson and the Poor Man 650A Hungarian Internet Archive
Starke Jaan 650A Netherlands 1930 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Story of Hedgy 650A US West Virginia Internet Archive
Story of Hedgy 650C US West Virginia Internet Archive
Strong Hans 650A German Internet Archive
Strong Jack 650A British Internet Archive
The Young Giant 650A German Internet Archive
Tom and the Giant Blunderbuss 650A British Internet Archive
Tom Hickathrift 650A British Internet Archive
Twenty-one-year-old Giant 650A British Internet Archive
Widow and the Brigand 650A Italian Internet Archive

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