King seeks one richer (more magnificent) than himself. (Cf. H1395.)

Motif

King seeks one richer (more magnificent) than himself. (Cf. H1395.)

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Nature of quests. · Quests for the unique. · view the constellation · filed as H1311.1

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Scholars’ trail — 7references

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.

EnglishChild I 275–283 passim, III 17n., 503f.
RussianAndrejev No. 650b*
IndiaThompson-Balys
ChineseChavannes 500 Contes I 374 No. 107.
general Pélerinage de Charlemagne
general Huet 146
general Thien Motive 7

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Filed under Quest for the richest person.

Filed beside it

Quest for bride richest and poorest

Travels with

Hero seeks his equal. (Cf. H1311.1.)Heroes seek judgment as to which is greatest. (Cf. H1311.1.)

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