ATU 507 The Monster's Bride

ATU 507

The Monster's Bride

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

Disenchantment by bathing (immersing) in water. 1 variant
The grateful dead. 1 variant
Suitor test: finding object hidden by princess. 1 variant
Tasks accomplished with help of grateful dead. 1 variant
Bargain: to divide all winnings. 1 variant
Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded. When the hero shows that he is willing to carry out the bargain, his helper relents. 1 variant
Debtor deprived of burial. (Cf. Q421.0.1, Q491.) 1 variant
All husbands have perished on bridal night. See references to F547.1.1, F582, F582.1. 1 variant
Grateful dead man kills princess's monster husband. (Or otherwise renders her innocuous to the bridegroom.) 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.