Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
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…
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| Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
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| King Lindorm | 433B | English | Andrew Lang | Sweden | 1897 |
| The Golden Crab | 433B | English | Andrew Lang | Greece | 1894 |
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