King (prince) accidentally finds maiden and marries her — Mythoi

Motif

King (prince) accidentally finds maiden and marries her.

Chance and fate. · Accidental encounters. · Accidental meeting of hero and heroine. · view the constellation · filed as N711

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic Boberg
Spanish Espinosa II Nos. 99–103, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 80, 115
Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 8
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Types 403, 451, 705, 709
general *BP I 99ff., 295ff.

Within the index

Filed under Accidental meeting of hero and heroine.

6 finer motifs beneath it

King (prince) finds maiden in woods (tree) and marries her Hero finds maiden in (magic) castle Hero finds maiden in (magic) garden Prince sees maiden at church and is enamored Prince (king) finds girl floating on water in basket: marries her Prince sees heroine at ball and is enamored

Filed beside it

Prince first sees heroine as she comes forth from her hiding-box. She has concealed herself until the favorable moment King marries girl who finds lost object of his Lovers first see each other on shores of lake Lover sees beloved first while she is bathing Accidental meeting with the son of the only person who can overcome curse on hero Runaway horse carries bride to her lover. Bridegroom unwittingly hires a horse belonging to his rival for his bride to ride to the wedding. A storm arises and the horse carries her to his master Girl sees man as he lies sleeping by wayside Hunter accidentally discovers beautiful girl being secretly reared in a cave

Carried in tale types

The Maiden without Hands · ATU 706 8 recorded variants
The Maiden Who Seeks her Brothers · ATU 451 3 recorded variants
The Black and the White Bride · ATU 403 2 recorded variants
Born from Fruit (Fish) · ATU 705A 1 recorded variant

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