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

900: King Thrushbeard

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 900-909: The Obstinate Wife Learns to Obey > 900: King Thrushbeard

Description

A princess disdains all her suitors. Names one of them Thrushbeard. Her father marries her to a beggar. Her pride is broken. The beggar reveals himself as King Thrushbeard. I. The Suitors. (a) A king sends abroad invitations for suitors to woo his…

Variants

900A. The goat face

A peasant girl marries a king but is ungrateful and discourteous. A fairy gives her a goat's face. She is despised and ill-treated. When she humbles herself before her husband she is disenchanted…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Håken Borkenskjegg900NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
König Drosselbart900GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
La Rigginotta sghinfignusa900SicilianGiuseppe PitrèItaly1870
Cannetella900EnglishAndrew LangItaly1900
The Goat-faced Girl900EnglishAndrew LangItaly1900
The Swineherd900EnglishAndrew LangDenmark1894
Testa di Bufala900ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
La Reginotta smorfiosa900ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
Il nonno che non si vede900ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Baron's Haughter Daughter 900 German Internet Archive
Buffalo Head 900 Italian Internet Archive
Haaken Grizzle beard 900 Norway Internet Archive
Hacon Grizzlebeard 900 Norse Internet Archive
Invisible Grandfather 900 Italian Internet Archive
King Thrushbeard 900 German Internet Archive
Mincing Princess 900 Italian Internet Archive
The Comte de Mes Comtes 900 French Internet Archive

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