Confederate in disguise as "troll" frightens king's men, while his daughter helps prisoner to escape. (Cf. F455.)

Motif

Confederate in disguise as "troll" frightens king's men, while his daughter helps prisoner to escape. (Cf. F455.)

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by help of confederate. · view the constellation · filed as K649.7.3

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IcelandicBoberg.

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Filed under Confederate in disguise helps man escape.

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Confederate in disguise as beggar helps to escape Helper dressed in bear's skin helps to escape

Travels with

Trolls. Sometimes underground spirits, sometimes also thought of as mountain-spirits. In many tales trolls are ogres. (Cf. G100, G400–G599.)

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