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

433B: King Dragon

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 425-449: Husband > 433B: King Dragon

Description

A childless queen bears a boy who stays in serpent form. When he grows up he demands a wife and his father finds a maiden who is willing. (In some versions, he devours the bride and only after several have tried does the bride survive). She (or her…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
O Príncipe Sapo	425D,433B	Portuguese	Adolfo Coelho	Portugal	1879
King Lindorm	433B	English	Andrew Lang	Sweden	1897
The Golden Crab	433B	English	Andrew Lang	Greece	1894

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Beast that Took a Wife	433B	Egyptian	Internet Archive
Crab Prince	433B	Italian	Internet Archive
Girl with two Husbands	433B	Greek	Internet Archive
Serpent King	433B	Italian	Internet Archive
Turtle and his Bride	433B	Native American	Internet Archive

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