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

756B: Deal with the Devil

ATU > 750-849: RELIGIOUS TALES > 750-779: God Rewards and Punishes > 756B: Deal with the Devil

Description

I. Journey for the Contract. (a) A boy who has been sold to the devil before birth journeys to hell to get back the contract. (b) A hermit, from whom he has asked the way, directs him to a robber, his brother. (c) The robber takes him to hell. II.…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Boy Who Made a Trip to Hell	756B	US West Virginia	Internet Archive
Boy Who Made a Trip to Hell	756B	US West Virginia	Internet Archive
Friar on Errigal	756B	Irish	Internet Archive
Friar on Errigal	756B	Irish	Internet Archive
Legend of Twardowski	756B	US West Virginia	Internet Archive
Legend of Twardowski	756B	US West Virginia	Internet Archive
Road to Hell	756B	German	Internet Archive
Road to Hell	756B	German	Internet Archive

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