ATU 310 The Maiden in the Tower

ATU 310

The Maiden in the Tower

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

Transformation to elude pursuers. (Cf. D671, D672.) 1 variant
Remarkable hair. (Cf. F521, F531.1.6.3.) 1 variant
Girl's long hair as ladder into tower. Rapunzel. 1 variant
Girl in service of witch. 1 variant
Theft from witch. 1 variant
Lowly heroine marries prince (king). 1 variant
Overheard (human) conversation. 1 variant
Captivity in tower. 1 variant
Woman promises her unborn child to appease offended witch. 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.