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

810: The devil loses a soul that was promised him

ATU > 750-849: RELIGIOUS TALES > 810-826: The Devil > 810: The devil loses a soul that was promised him

Description

The priest permits the man who is promised to the devil to spend the night in the church, and draws a ring around him. The devil cannot tempt him outside the ring.

Variants

810A. The Devil Does Penance

The devil takes service with a farmer in return for the bread he stole. Punishes the evil landowner and makes his master prosperous. [G303.9.3.1.1].

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Der König vom goldenen Berg	810	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Liombruno	810	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Il tignoso	810,314	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Clerk Theophilus	810	Greek	Internet Archive
Clerk Theophilus	810	Greek	Internet Archive
Legend of Twardowski	810	US West Virginia	Internet Archive
Liombruno	810	Italian	Internet Archive
Man who wouldn't go out at Night	810	British	Internet Archive
Man who wouldn't go out at Night	810	British	Internet Archive
Mangy One	810	Italian	Internet Archive
Nix Nought Nothing	810	English	Internet Archive
Nix Nought Nothing	810	English	Internet Archive
Svein Unafraid	810	Norway	Internet Archive
The Child Promised to the Devil	810	French	Internet Archive
The Child Promised to the Devil	810	French	Internet Archive
The Three Princesses of Whiteland	810	Norse	Internet Archive
The Three Princesses of Whiteland	810	Norse	Internet Archive

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