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

851: The Riddle of the Suitor

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 850-869: The Man Marries the Princess > 851: The Riddle of the Suitor

Description

The prince saved by his true servant in a robber's den. The poisoned raven. The riddle from the hero's own experiences. He wins the princess's hand. Cf. Types 516518. I. The Riddle Contest. A princess is offered in marriage to the youth who can…

Motives

H51.1, H525, K1358, K443.6, H315

Variants

851A. Turandot

Princess sets riddles for her suitors to be answered on pain of death: riddle of the sun, of the ocean, of the year.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Das Rätsel	851	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Царевна, разрешающая загадки	851	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855
The Riddle	851	English	Andrew Lang	Germany	1892
Il figlio del mercante di Milano	851	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
De Vier Raadsels	851	Netherlands		1964	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Ignes Was a Burro	851	United States			Internet Archive
La princesa que no sabía la adivinanza	851	España	David Mañero Lozano	2017	Corpus de Literatura Oral
Man Who Put His Mother over His Shoulder and Rode his Father	851	Egyptian			Internet Archive
Princess Who Wanted to Solve Riddles	851	Russian			Internet Archive
Riddle	851	Greek			Internet Archive
Riddle	851	Greek			Internet Archive
Riddles	851	Armenian			Internet Archive
Son of the Merchant from Milan	851	Italian			Internet Archive
The Riddle	851	German			Internet Archive
Three Killed Florrie, Florrie Killed Ten	851	African-American			Internet Archive
Three Shining Stones	851	Mexican			Internet Archive
Young Prince	851	British			Internet Archive

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