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 titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
The drummer400EnglishMargaret HuntGermany_
Soria Moria Castle400EnglishGeorge DasentNorway1912
The Three Princesses of Whiteland400EnglishGeorge DasentNorway1912
Tritill, Litill, and the Birds400EnglishAndrew LangHungary1903
The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples400EnglishAndrew LangSerbia1901
Soria Moria Castle400EnglishAndrew LangNorway1890
The Three Princesses Of Whiteland400EnglishAndrew LangNorway1890
The Princess of the Brazen Mountain400EnglishA. J. GlińskiPoland1920

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
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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