Bluebeard. Girl marries murderous husband — Mythoi

Motif

Bluebeard. Girl marries murderous husband.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel relatives. · Cruel spouse. · view the constellation · filed as S62.1

Filed across the traditions

Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 312f. Nos. 73, 77
Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 91–93.
general *Type 312
general cf. Type 955
general *BP I 404ff.
general Child I 47

Within the index

Filed under Cruel husband.

Filed beside it

Man has bride drowned so that he may marry another Barren wife exposed by husband Husband leaves wife to die of thirst

Carried in tale types

Maiden-killer (Bluebeard) (previously The Giant-killer and his Dog) · ATU 312 2 recorded variants

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