Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson K512 — Compassionate executioner

K512
Thompson motif reference
K
Deceptions
1
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Compassionate executioner. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter. Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wells 96 (Chevalere Assigne); Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 74; Italian: Boccaccio Decameron II No. 9 (Lee 56), Basile Pentamerone II No. 6, III No. 2; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 95 No. 53.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU 567A The Magic Bird Heart
Previous motif
← K511.2 — Ogam inscription on shield orders that bearer (who does not know meaning) shall be killed




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