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

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

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Confederate in disguise helps man escape.

Filed beside it

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

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

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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