Woman marries king feigning that she can heal him, and murders him in sleep. Afterward she takes the kingdom together with his counsellor

Motif

Woman marries king feigning that she can heal him, and murders him in sleep. Afterward she takes the kingdom together with his counsellor.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Various kinds of treacherous murder. · view the constellation · filed as K959.2.4

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Icelandic*Boberg.

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Filed under Murder in one's sleep.

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Woman's father and brothers kill her husband in sleep for having married against their wishes Heroes dislike to kill sleeping people Man murdered at his wife's side. (Cf. K873.1.)Hero attacks and kills at night hero who wanted to go to sleep before their fighting

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