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

442: The Old Woman in the Wood

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 425-449: Husband > 442: The Old Woman in the Wood

Description

The maiden disenchants [D700] a prince whom an evil woman [G263] has transformed into a tree [D215]. She gets the magic ring [D1076] from the old woman's house. Marriage [L162].

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De oude vrouw in het bos	442	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Die Alte im Wald	442	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
La vecchia nel bosco	442	Italian	_	Germany	_
Bà già ở trong rừng	442	Vietnamese	_	Germany	_
Лесная старуха	442	Russian	_	Germany	_
Den gamle i skoven	442	Danish	_	Germany	_
La vieja del bosque	442	Spanish	_	Germany	_
The old woman in the wood	442	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_
Starucha w lesie	442	Polish	_	Germany	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Old Woman in the Woods	442	German			Internet Archive