Woman enamored of an unknown knight in a tournament loses interest when she finds that it is her husband. (Cf. R222.) — Mythoi

Motif

Woman enamored of an unknown knight in a tournament loses interest when she finds that it is her husband. (Cf. R222.)

Sex. · Married life. · Faithlessness in marriage. · view the constellation · filed as T236

Cited in the index

general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 750.

Within the index

Filed under Faithlessness in marriage.

Filed beside it

Wife and husband believe each unfaithful at the slightest provocation Faithless wife causes her husband to go insane The faithless widow Woman deserts husband for unworthy lover. (Deformed, mutilated, monstrous, or of different race.) Wronged wife goes to wronged husband Husband transforms himself to test his wife's faithfulness. (Cf. T231.3.) Old man married to young, unfaithful wife Adulteress on her death-bed reveals the illegitimacy of her children. Did not want her husband to be burdened with their bringing up Series of husbands try in vain to control adulteress Fight between husband and lover for kingdom and wife Woman reveals whereabouts of husband to enemy in revenge for desertion Man unfaithful even on wedding night Object stolen (left) as token that infidelity has been discovered Faithlessness in marriage – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Unknown knight. (Three days' tournament.) For three days in succession an unknown knight in different armor wins a tournament and escapes without recognition. Finally identified by tokens

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