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

1179: The ogre on the ship

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1170-1199: Souls Saved from the Devil > 1179: The ogre on the ship

Description

Must pump out the water (the whole sea). [H1023.5].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
The Skipper And Old Nick1179EnglishGeorge DasentNorway1908

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
De duvel te'n anker yn'e Noardsee 1179 Netherlands 1973 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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