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

1115: Attempting to Kill the Hero in His Bed

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1115-1144: Man Kills (Injures) Ogre > 1115: Attempting to Kill the Hero in His Bed

Butter cask (or the like) in the hero's bed so that the ogre coming to murder him stabs the object. [K525.1]. Cf Type 1640.

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Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Gypsy and the Bear	1115	US West Virginia	Internet Archive
Jack Strong, Slayer of Five Hundred	1115	Italian	Internet Archive
John and the Giants	1115	US West Virginia	Internet Archive