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

992: The Eaten Heart

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 970-999: Other Realistic Tales > 992: The Eaten Heart

Description

Adulteress is caused unwittingly to eat her lover's heart. (Sometimes other parts of his body) [Q478.1].

Variants

992A. The Adulteress's Penance

A husband brings to the table daily a head with a beard as a reminder.

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Moor's Bones 992A Italian Internet Archive
Riddle 992A Greek Internet Archive
Van drie matrozen. 992A Netherlands 1800 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Zevende vertelling 992A Netherlands 1804 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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