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

400: The Quest for a Lost Bride

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 400-424: Wife > 400: The Quest for a Lost Bride

Description

Magic objects or animals as helpers (as introduction frequently the Swan Maiden). I. The Hero. (a) A father unwittingly promises his son to a sea monster (giant, etc.). (b) The boy is adopted by a king. (c) The ogre wants to take the boy but cannot…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Soria Moria slott	400	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
De tre prinsesser i Hvittenland	400	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	_
De trommelaar	400	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Der Trommler	400	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Die drei Prinzessinnen aus Witenland	400	German	_	Norway	_
Die drei schwarzen Prinzessinnen	400	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Anh chàng đánh trống	400	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
El tambor	400	Spanish	_	Germany	_
Peppi, spersu pri lu munnu	400,302,566	Sicilian	Giuseppe Pitrè	Italy	1870
The drummer	400	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
Soria Moria Castle	400	English	George Dasent	Norway	1912
The Three Princesses of Whiteland	400	English	George Dasent	Norway	1912
Dobosz	400	Polish	_	Germany	_
Tritill, Litill, and the Birds	400	English	Andrew Lang	Hungary	1903
The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples	400	English	Andrew Lang	Serbia	1901
Soria Moria Castle	400	English	Andrew Lang	Norway	1890
The Three Princesses Of Whiteland	400	English	Andrew Lang	Norway	1890
Tündér erzsébet	400	Hungarian	Benedek Elek	Hungary	_
Der goldene Apfelbaum und die neun Pfauinnen	400	German	Wilhelmine Karadschitsch	Serbia	1854
I due negozianti di mare	400	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
The Princess of the Brazen Mountain	400	English	A. J. Gliński	Poland	1920
La Regina delle Tre Montagne d'Oro	400	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Златна јабука и девет пауница	400,300,402	Serbian	Вук Стефановић Караџић	Serbia	1853
Il palazzo incantato	400	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Country of the Beautiful Gardens	400	Armenian	Internet Archive
Dove Girl	400	Italian	Internet Archive
Enchanted Palace	400	Italian	Internet Archive
Enchanted Princess	400	Russian	Internet Archive
Handsome Andras	400	Hungarian	Internet Archive
Iron Pestle and the Girl with the Donkey's Head	400	Arab	Internet Archive
Jose Guerne	400	Chilean	Internet Archive
King of the Golden Mountain	400	German	Internet Archive
Maiden Tsar	400	Russian	Internet Archive
Mountain of Jewels and the Dove-Maiden	400	Greek	Internet Archive
Nine Pea-Hens and Golden Apples	400	Serbian	Internet Archive
Queen of the Three Mountains of Gold	400	Italian	Internet Archive
Quest for the Fair One of the World	400	Greek	Internet Archive
Singing Bride	400	British	Internet Archive
Soria Moria Castle	400	Norse	Internet Archive
Soria Moria Castle	400	Norse	Internet Archive
The Drummer	400	German	Internet Archive
The Iron Pot	400	French	Internet Archive
The Raven	400	German	Internet Archive
The Swan Maidens	400	European	Internet Archive
Three Black Princesses	400	German	Internet Archive
Three Princesses in Whittenland	400	Norway	Internet Archive
Two Sea Merchants	400	Italian	Internet Archive
Wild Edric	400	British	Internet Archive
Woman Who Came Down from Heaven	400	Japanesse	Internet Archive

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