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

1063: Throwing contest with the golden club

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1060-1114: Contest between Man and Ogre > 1063: Throwing contest with the golden club

Description

The hero shows the ogre the club on a cloud [K18.2]. Cf. Type 1640.

Variants

1063A. Throwing Contest; Trickster Shouts

Is trying to warn people beyond the sea. (Or he warns Angel Gabriel or Saint Peter.)

1063B. Throwing Contest

Trickster will Throw Stone to Constantinople where ogre's sister lives.

No examples in our database yet

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Baldchin and the Drakos 1063A Greek Internet Archive
Jack Strong, Slayer of Five Hundred 1063A Italian Internet Archive
Jack the Giant Killer 1063A United States Internet Archive
John and the Giants 1063A US West Virginia Internet Archive

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