Parting lovers pledge not to marry for seven years

Motif

Parting lovers pledge not to marry for seven years.

Sex. · Love. · Wooing. · view the constellation · filed as T61.2

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general Child V 488 s. v. "Marriage".

Within the index

Filed under Betrothal.

Filed beside it

Betrothal by lovers' drinking each other's blood At betrothal maid makes shirt for her lover Betrothal ceremony Children born on same night betrothed. (Cf. B311, T22.4.)

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