Grateful dead man kills princess's monster husband. (Or otherwise renders her innocuous to the bridegroom.)

Motif

Grateful dead man kills princess's monster husband. (Or otherwise renders her innocuous to the bridegroom.)

Sex. · Marriage. · Consummation of marriage. · view the constellation · filed as T172.2.1

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general *Type 506–08.

Within the index

Filed under Bridal chamber invaded by magic dragon (serpent). (Cf. B176.1.)

Carried in tale types

The Monster's Bride · ATU 5071 recorded variant

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