Stith Thompson motif index · Motif
Thompson D1076 — Magic ring
Description
MotifMagic ring. *Types 400, 554*, 560, 665; *Aarne MSFO XXV 43; *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 214; *Kittredge Witchcraft 111, 439f. nn. 49—58; *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XX 66; Köhler-Bolte I 110f., 308ff.; *Fb "ring" III 60ab, "ønske" III 1178b; **A. Stern Hessische Blätter für Volkskunde XXX 106; *Chauvin V 229 No. 130, VI 108 Nos. 272, 273; Penzer I 26, VI 73; Bédier Fabliaux 442; Herbert III 207; *Oesterley No. 10.—Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 172, *Cross; English: Wells (King Horn) 9, 11 (Horne Childe and Maiden Rimnild), 65 (Ywain and Gawain), Child I 189f.; Icelandic: *Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Breton: *Sébillot Incidents s.v. "bague"; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Arabian: Burton Nights VI 243, VII 283, X 1—54, S III 51, 72, 136ff., S V 245; Chinese: Werner 331, Eberhard FFC CXX 67; Sumatran: Dixon 163; Africa (Wakweli): Bender 106.
Associated ATU tale types
ConcordanceThese links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.
| ATU | Title |
|---|---|
| ATU 442 | The Old Woman in the Wood |
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