ATU 577 The King's Tasks

ATU 577

The King's Tasks

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

Self-chopping axe. (Cf. D1206.) 8 variants
Self-playing violin. (Cf. D1233.) 8 variants
Tasks performed by use of magic object. 4 variants
Automatic shovel. (Cf. D1205.) 4 variants
Self-digging spade. (Cf. D1205.1.) 4 variants
Tasks assigned suitors. Bride as prize for accomplishment. (For nature of tasks see H1000ff.) 4 variants
Tasks performed with help of old woman. 4 variants
Princess offered as prize. 4 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.