Marriage for a night to insure heir of warrior destined to be slain (next day) in battle — Mythoi

Motif

Marriage for a night to insure heir of warrior destined to be slain (next day) in battle.

Sex. · Marriage. · Happenings at weddings. · view the constellation · filed as T156.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Marriage for a night to evade law. In order to have girl escape unwelcome marriage, the hero agrees to marry her and give her up the next day. He puts up a large bond as pledge to give her up. But he gets hold of the money by trickery and keeps her.

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “marriage” · wander