Strong man son of bear who has stolen his mother

Motif

Strong man son of bear who has stolen his mother.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as F611.1.1

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Scholars’ trail — 6references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

N. Am. IndianThompson CColl II 334ff.
general *Types 301, 650
general *Panzer Beowulf 16ff.
general *Dickson 117 n. 48
general *BP II 293, 300
general Hdwb. d. Märch. s. v. "Bärensohn"

Within the index

Filed under Strong man's birth.

Filed beside it

Strong man son of woman and dwarf Wild man son of woman and satyr who overpowers her Wild man son of woman and robber Strong man son of man and she-bear Strong man son of man and mare Strong man son of person and giant Strong hero engendered by eating of fruit Strong hero engendered by the wind Strong hero engendered from burning brand Strong hero born from egg Strong hero struck by smith from iron Strong hero son of man and troll-woman. Relations take place in dream Strong hero son of woman of sea Strong hero son of wood-spirit

Carried in tale types

Strong John · ATU 650A1728 recorded variants

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