ATU 302B Life Dependent on a Sword (previously Hero with Life Dependent on his Sword)

ATU 302B

Life Dependent on a Sword (previously Hero with Life Dependent on his Sword)

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Tales Of Magic · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Soul in sword. 1 variant
Extraordinary companions. A group of men with extraordinary powers travel together. 1 variant
Love through sight of picture. 1 variant
Miraculous conception. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.