Aarne–Thompson–Uther index · Tale type

ATU 450 — Brother and Sister

450
ATU tale-type number
1
Arne Thompson references
9
Thompson motif references
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Summary

Tale type

The boy is turned into a roe by the cruel stepmother. Lives with his sister in the forest. The king marries the sister. Her stepmother usurps her place as wife. Disclosure, punishment, and reunion. Cf. Types 403, 480, 533. I. Cruel Stepmother. A…

Earlier references

Concordance

Arne Thompson: 450

Thompson motif index: D114.1.1., D150., D555., D688., H13., K1911.1.2., N711.1., P253.2., S31.





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