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

508: The Bride Won in a Tournement

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 500-559: Supernatural Helpers > 508: The Bride Won in a Tournement

Description

I. The Grateful Dead Man. See Type 506 (I). II. The Tournament. The hero wins a bride in a tournament [H331.2] by means of a horse or of weapons which he has received from the dead man [H972]. III. The Dividing in Half. See Type 506 (V).

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