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

1071: Wrestling Contest (with Old Grandfather)

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1060-1114: Contest between Man and Ogre > 1071: Wrestling Contest (with Old Grandfather)

Description

The man challenged by ogre to wrestling contest persuades the ogre to wrestle his old grandfather, i.e., a bear [K12.2].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Tale of the Youngest Brother and the Stupid Devil 1071 German Internet Archive

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