ATU 533 The Speaking Horsehead

ATU 533

The Speaking Horsehead

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

Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy. 4 variants
Recognition by overheard conversation with dog. 4 variants
Recognition by overheard conversation with stove. 4 variants
Disguise as goose-girl (turkey-girl). 4 variants
Impostor forces oath of secrecy. Hero or heroine swears not to tell of imposture. 4 variants
Impostor forces hero (heroine) to change places with him (her). 4 variants
Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine. 2 variants
Magic animal head. 2 variants
False bride takes true bride's place on the way to the wedding. 2 variants
Treacherous maidservant. 2 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.