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

955: The Robber Bridegroom

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 950-969: Robbers and Murderers > 955: The Robber Bridegroom

Description

The maiden in the den of robbers. While hidden under the bed she sees another maiden murdered. The severed finger serves her as a token. The girl usually strews her path into the forest with ashes or pees [R145]. When the bridegroom appears, she uses the severed finger of the murdered girl to expose him [H57.2.1]. Cf. Type 311.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Kjæresten i skogen955NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
Der Räuberbräutigam955GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Le nozze d'una Regina e d'un brigante955ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Bobby Rag 955 British Internet Archive
Cellar of Blood 955 British Internet Archive
Girl who got up a Tree 955 British Internet Archive
Marriage of a Queen and a Bandit 955 Italian Internet Archive
Mr Fox 955 British Internet Archive
Mr Fox's Courtship 955 British Internet Archive
Mr. Fox 955 English Internet Archive
Mr. Fox's Courtship 955 English Internet Archive
Old Foster 955 United States Internet Archive
The Robber Bridegroom 955 German Internet Archive
Van twee edellieden. 955 Netherlands 1903 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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