Sham-warrior intimidates soldiers with his boasting — Mythoi

Motif

Sham-warrior intimidates soldiers with his boasting.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham prowess. · view the constellation · filed as K1951.3

Cited in the index

general *Type 1640
general *BP I 148ff.

Within the index

Filed under Sham warrior.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Sham-warrior boasts and is employed at palace Tiger intimidated by boasting of the sham-warrior

Filed beside it

Boastful fly-killer: "seven at a blow". A tailor who has killed seven flies writes on a placard: "Seven at a blow." He is received as a great warrior Runaway cavalry-hero. When the sham hero goes to war his horse runs away with him. To save himself he grasps a cross from a graveyard and waves it from side to side, putting the enemy to flight Boastful coward frightened by conspirators Ordinary man assumes high sounding name and challenges enemy chief to single combat. Latter is frightened into believing him to be of exceptional prowess and desists from attacking the city

Carried in tale types

The Brave Tailor · ATU 1640 2 recorded variants

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