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

900: King Thrushbeard

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 900-909: The Obstinate Wife Learns to Obey > 900: King Thrushbeard

Description

A princess disdains all her suitors. Names one of them Thrushbeard. Her father marries her to a beggar. Her pride is broken. The beggar reveals himself as King Thrushbeard. I. The Suitors. (a) A king sends abroad invitations for suitors to woo his…

Variants

900A. The goat face

A peasant girl marries a king but is ungrateful and discourteous. A fairy gives her a goat's face. She is despised and ill-treated. When she humbles herself before her husband she is disenchanted…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Håken Borkenskjegg	900	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
König Drosselbart	900	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
La Rigginotta sghinfignusa	900	Sicilian	Giuseppe Pitrè	Italy	1870
Cannetella	900	English	Andrew Lang	Italy	1900
The Goat-faced Girl	900	English	Andrew Lang	Italy	1900
The Swineherd	900	English	Andrew Lang	Denmark	1894
Testa di Bufala	900	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
La Reginotta smorfiosa	900	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Il nonno che non si vede	900	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Baron's Haughter Daughter	900	German	Internet Archive
Buffalo Head	900	Italian	Internet Archive
Haaken Grizzle beard	900	Norway	Internet Archive
Hacon Grizzlebeard	900	Norse	Internet Archive
Invisible Grandfather	900	Italian	Internet Archive
King Thrushbeard	900	German	Internet Archive
Mincing Princess	900	Italian	Internet Archive
The Comte de Mes Comtes	900	French	Internet Archive

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