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

451: The Nurse looking for her Brothers,

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 450-459: Brother or Sister > 451: The Nurse looking for her Brothers,

Description

The twelve brothers are changed into ravens. Cf. The Speechless Princess, Types 705, 710. I. The Brothers and their Sister. (a) Seven (twelve) brothers have a younger sister. (b) The parents have promised the death of the brothers if a daughter is…

Variants

451A. The Sister Seeking her Nine Brothers

She sets forth with the mare whose offspring are the steeds of her nine brothers. Contrary to warning the girl obeys a fairy and goes bathing. The fairy takes the girl's clothes as carriage and leaves in their place her own rags and a hog harnessed…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De tolv villender	451	Norwegian	Asbjørnsen & Moe	Norway	1841
Die sieben Raben	451	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Die sechs Schwäne	451	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Die zwölf Brüder	451	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Muta per sette anni	451	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
The Six Swans	451	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1894
Udea and Her Seven Brothers	451	English	Andrew Lang	Libya	1900
The Twelve Brothers	451	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1890
Il vitellino con le corna d'oro	451	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956
Sedmero krkavců	451	Czech	Božena Němcová	Czech Republic	1845
The Eagles	451	English	A. J. Gliński	Poland	1920
Li Sette Palommielle	451	Neapolitan	Giambattista Basile	Italy	1634

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Calf with the Golden Horns	451	Italian		Internet Archive
Girl Who Banished Seven Youths	451	Arab		Internet Archive
Magic swan geese	451	Russian		Internet Archive
Seven Brothers	451	British		Internet Archive
Seven Giant Brothers	451	Armenian		Internet Archive
Seven Ravens	451	Greek		Internet Archive
Seven Ravens	451	German		Internet Archive
Silent for Seven Years	451	Italian		Internet Archive
Six Brothers	451	German		Internet Archive
Six Swans	451	German		Internet Archive
Strigla	451	Greek		Internet Archive
The Ogre	451	French		Internet Archive
The Twelve Brothers	451	German		Internet Archive
Wonderlijke Avonturen van den Ridder met den Zwaan	451	Netherlands	1918	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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