ATU 530 The Princess on the Glass Mountain

ATU 530

The Princess on the Glass Mountain

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

Prodigious jump. To fourth story (or the like). 81 variants
Identification by tokens. 81 variants
Vigil for dead father. 81 variants
Watch for devastating monster. Youngest alone successful. 81 variants
Rescue of princess from mountain. 81 variants
Magic quadrupeds – felidae. 45 variants
Animal helpful after being conquered. 45 variants
Helpful horse. 45 variants
Glass mountain. 27 variants
Horse jumps over high wall. 27 variants
Suitor contest: riding up glass mountain. 27 variants
Suitor contest: riding to fourth story of tower. 27 variants
Suitor contest: riding up mast (spear). 27 variants
Suitor contest: riding across pit. 27 variants

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.