Half of kingdom as reward

Motif

Half of kingdom as reward.

Rewards and punishments. · Nature of rewards. · Material rewards. · view the constellation · filed as Q112

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 129129.— THE FOUR SKILFUL BEOTHERS.
GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 8181.— BEOTHER LUSTIO.
WelshThe Mabinogion, PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCPEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC
GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 2020.— THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR.

Scholars’ trail — 11references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IcelandicEgils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar Berserkjabana (FAS III) 366 (one-third of kingdom), Boberg
French CanadianBarbeau JAFL XXIX 19
SpanishEspinosa III No. 50
JewishNeuman
India*Thompson-Balys
N. Am. Indian (Micmac)Rand 427 No. 80
Africa (Yoruba)Ellis 264.
general *Types 575, 653
general *BP II 131ff., III 45ff.
general Christiansen FFC XXIV 99
general *Fb "prins og prinsesse" II 876

Within the index

Filed under Material rewards.

10 finer motifs beneath it

Kingdom as reward Half of property as reward Two thirds of kingdom as reward for finding abducted princesses One third of kingdom and the king's daughter as reward for getting victory-stone during the night Kingdom and hand of princess as reward for virtuous life Dominion over world as reward Reward: royal line of descendants Chieftainship as reward Reward: sovereignty for hour (day)Reward: seat next to king

Filed beside it

Riches as reward Knighthood as reward Gifts as reward. (Cf. Q111.5.)Reward: any boon that may be asked Favorable decree as reward Freedom as reward Wine as reward. Twelve jars of honey-sweet wine as reward for protection. (Cf. Q46.1.)

Carried in tale types

The Four Skillful Brothers · ATU 65332 recorded variants

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