ATU 873 The King Discovers his Unknown Son

ATU 873

The King Discovers his Unknown Son

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

Boy twitted with illegitimacy seeks unknown father. 2 variants
Lowly heroine marries prince (king). 2 variants
Paramour leaves token with girl to give their son. 2 variants
Identification by tokens. 1 variant
Unexpected meeting of father and son. 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.