ATU 810 The Snares of the Evil One

ATU 810

The Snares of the Evil One

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Religious Tales · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Devil cheated by having priest draw a sacred circle about the intended victim. 6 variants
Magic circle protects from devil. (Cf. D1272.) 3 variants
Devil cannot enter magic circle made to keep him out. (Cf. D1381.11.) 3 variants
Man sells soul to devil. (Faust, Theophilus.) 2 variants
Child sold (promised) to devil (ogre). See also references to S220–S259, practically all of which apply here. 2 variants
Child unwittingly promised: "first thing you meet." (Jephthah's vow.) 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.