Boy saved by werwolf. (Cf. D113.1.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Boy saved by werwolf. (Cf. D113.1.1.)

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescuers. · view the constellation · filed as R169.3

Filed across the traditions

English Wells 19 (William of Palerne).

Within the index

Filed under Other rescuers.

Filed beside it

Hero in disguise of foolish knight, then of black knight, rescues lady. (Cf. R222.) Boys rescued from beasts by hermit. (Cf. N843, R131.10.) Hero rescued by servant. (Cf. P361, R53.4.) Hero rescued by friend Youth saved from death sentence by father's friend Royal minister rescues abandoned queen(s). (Cf. P110.) Predestined rescuer Boy rescued by childless woman Unpromising hero as rescuer. (Cf. L100.) Unknown helper(s) emerge(s) in the last moment and turn(s) out later to be well known. (Cf. R222.) Hero rescued by sailors Child rescued by nurse Wounded hero restored in peasant's house Rescue by stranger Death as rescuer. (Cf. R185.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Werwolf. A man changes periodically into the form of a wolf. He is usually malevolent when in wolf form

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