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

1162: The Iron Man and the Ogre

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1155-1169: Man Outwits the Devil > 1162: The Iron Man and the Ogre

Description

In order to save the king's daughter from the ogre an iron man is forged. The ogre is driven away. [K1756].

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