Son of the king and of the smith exchanged — Mythoi

Motif

Son of the king and of the smith exchanged.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Substituted children. · view the constellation · filed as K1921.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Norse The Poetic Edda , RIGSTHULA RIGSTHULA

Cited in the index

general *Type 920
general *DeVries FFC LXXIII 40ff., 320ff.

Within the index

Filed under Parents exchange children.

Filed beside it

Two mothers exchange their children, a boy and a girl Queen changes her own ugly twins for slave's pretty son. Later recognizes the better character of the twins, and changes back again

Carried in tale types

The Son of the King and the Son of the Smith · ATU 920 4 recorded variants
The Case of the Boiled Eggs (previously The Daughter of the King and the Son of the Peasant) · ATU 920A 1 recorded variant

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