ATU 910D The Treasure Behind the Nail (previously The Treasure of the Hanging Man)

ATU 910D

The Treasure Behind the Nail (previously The Treasure of the Hanging Man)

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

"If you wish to hang yourself, do so by the stone which I point out": counsel proved wise by experience. Father has left money which will fall out when the spendthrift son goes to hang himself in despair. "The Heir of Linne." 1 variant
Man in despair preparing to hang himself finds treasure in the tree (beam). 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.