Woman masks as lawyer (judge) and frees her husband

Motif

Woman masks as lawyer (judge) and frees her husband.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1825.2

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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IcelandicBoberg. Cf. Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
general *Type 890

Within the index

Filed under Disguise as professional man.

Filed beside it

Disguise as doctor Disguise as barber Disguise as hospitaller Disguise as soldier Disguise as dancer Twelve men in disguise as carpenters are engaged to build hall for the king's wedding: they abduct the bride Disguise as astrologer

Carried in tale types

A Pound of Flesh · ATU 8901 recorded variant

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