ATU 952 The King and the Soldier

ATU 952

The King and the Soldier

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

Incognito king helped by humble man. Gives reward. 2 variants
Robber helps king. 2 variants
Magic paralysis. Person or thing rendered helpless. (Cf. D1410.) 1 variant
Thief rendered helpless by magic. 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.