Search
Motifs
- Magic object received from animal brother-in-law. B505.1
- Suitor contest with brother-in-law. H332.2
- Wisdom from brother-in-law. J177
- Literal penance: boy outwits pope. For three years not to drink wine, not to lie in bed, nor sleep with a prostitute. He goes to a convent, sleeps on eider down, and sleeps with the nuns. (God's daughters). When the pope condemns him he says he will go to his brother-in-law (Christ: he has wedded God's daughters). (Cf. J1764.5.) J1161.5
- Hostile brother-in-law made king's inferior by being tricked to hold his sword, while the king arranges his breeches belt. (Old custom). K1292
- Treacherous brother-in-law. K2211.1
- Seal of humiliation put by youngest brother-in-law on the back of his rivals. L11.1
- Brother-in-law. (Cf. K2211.1.) P263
- God punishes murder of brother-in-law by having murderer's male heirs die. (Cf. Q558.) Q211.9.1
- Brother-in-law seduces (Cf.ks to seduce) sister-in-law. T425