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

300: The Dragon-Slayer

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 300: The Dragon-Slayer

Description

The Dragon-Slayer. Rescue of the princess. I. The Hero and his Dogs, II; The Sacrifice, III. The Dragon, IV. The Fight, V. The Tongues, VI. Impostor, VII. Recognition.

See also: 301, 303, 305*,315, 466, 466*, 466**, 502, 530, 532, 553

Variants

300A. Fighting three dragons on the bridge

Aided by his filly, the strong youth defeats three dragons and their wives, in spite of his sleeping helpers.

300B. The King of the Snakes

King of the snakes is offended and devastates the country and carries off girls. The magically conceived hero is advised by a maiden and given an aspen stick with which he defeats the snake and later a dragon. Marriage with the maiden-helper.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
The Story of Pretty Goldilocks	300,531	English	Andrew Lang	France	1889
Janni and the Draken	300	English	Andrew Lang	_	1900
How Geirald the Coward Was Punished	300	English	Andrew Lang	Iceland	1904
The Three Dogs	300	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1892
The History Of Jack the Giant-killer	300,328	English	Andrew Lang	England	1889
Schippeitaro	300	English	Andrew Lang	Japan	1901
The Seven-headed Serpent	300	English	Andrew Lang	Greece	1894
The Dragon Of the North	300	English	Andrew Lang	Estonia	1894

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
[Lanceloet en het hert met de witte voet]	300	Netherlands		1201	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Anthousa the Fair with Golden Hair	300	Greek			Internet Archive
Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm	300	British			Internet Archive
Bad Boy Who Became a Knight	300	US West Virginia			Internet Archive
Black Crow and the White Cheese	300	Egyptian			Internet Archive
Drakendoder	300	Netherlands		1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Five Counsels	300	Mexican			Internet Archive
Flower Queen's Dauther	300	Bukovina			Internet Archive
History of Jack Giant-Killer	300	Scotland			Internet Archive
Ilya Muromets and the Dragon	300	Russian			Internet Archive
Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Thumb-sized Man	300A	Russian			Internet Archive
Jack and Bill	300	Irish			Internet Archive
Jack and the King's Daughter	300	British			Internet Archive
Jack the Giant Killer 1	300	British			Internet Archive
La serpiente asesina	300	España	José Manuel Pedrosa	1992	Corpus de Literatura Oral
Lambton Worm	300	British			Internet Archive
Little Bull-Calf	300	British			Internet Archive
Mari Girgis and the Beast	300	Egyptian			Internet Archive
Monster's Hairs	300	Armenian			Internet Archive
Nikita the Tanner	300	Russian			Internet Archive
Red Etin	300	British			Internet Archive
Reuzen	300	Netherlands		1937	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Shippei Taro	300	Japanesse			Internet Archive
Shortshanks	300	Norse			Internet Archive
Sint Joris en de Draak	300	Netherlands		1896	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
St George and the Dragon	300	Greek			Internet Archive
St George for Merry England	300	British			Internet Archive
Story of Hedgy	300	US West Virginia			Internet Archive
The Little Bull-Calf	300	English			Internet Archive
The Red Ettin	300	English			Internet Archive
The Seven - Headed Monster	300	French			Internet Archive
The Wise Men of Gotham	300	English			Internet Archive
Three Brothers and the three Tasks	300	British			Internet Archive
Three Brothers	300	German			Internet Archive
Three Dogs	300	Italian			Internet Archive
Trip to "Wag-el-Wag"	300	Egyptian			Internet Archive
Twin Brothers	300	Greek			Internet Archive
Two Brothers	300	US West Virginia			Internet Archive
Widow's Son and the King's Daughter	300	British			Internet Archive
Widow's Son	300	Irish			Internet Archive
World Below	300	Armenian			Internet Archive

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