The constellation
R222 Unknown knight. (Three days' tournament.) For three days in succession an unknown knight in different armor wins a tournament and escapes without recognition. Finally identified by tokens
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
cross-ref
- Hero in disguise of foolish knight, then of black knight, rescues lady. (Cf. R222.) · R169.1 entry
- Unknown helper(s) emerge(s) in the last moment and turn(s) out later to be well known. (Cf. R222.) · R169.11 entry
- Woman enamored of an unknown knight in a tournament loses interest when she finds that it is her husband. (Cf. R222.) · T236 entry
carried in tale type
- The Shepherd and the Three Giants · ATU 314A
- The Wild Man · ATU 502