Jacob Appet, Der Ritter unter dem Zuber (ca. 1245)
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Maere and Novellas
Jacob Appet, Der Ritter unter dem Zuber (ca. 1245)
von der Hagen, Fr.H.: Neues Gesamtabenteuer: die Sammlung der mittelhochdeutschen Mären und Schwänke des 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts/ ed. by Heinrich Niewöhner 2nd ed., Vol. 1, Nr. 24, Dublin 1967. p. 99–104
AppZu-1:
A knight is in love with the wife of a townsman, and she is in love with him too. The lovers enjoy their illicit relationship.
Motif References:
J 2342.5 Only husband remains ignorant about his wife’s infidelity
AppZu-154:
The husband’s three brothers inform him about the adultery of his wife and suggest that he trap them.
Motif References:
K 1550.1 Husband discovers wife’s adultery
K 1551 Husband returns home secretly and spies on adulteress and paramour
AppZu-170:
Pretending to go on a journey, the husband clandestinely comes back to his house and overhears the lovers. With his three brothers, he knocks on the door. The knight hides naked under the wash. In vain, they search the house, but are not able to find the knight.
Motif References:
K 1521 Paramour successfully hidden from husband
K 1521.3 Paramour hidden under the wash [tub]
AppZu-271:
Wife pretends that she has spoken in a dream. The husband thinks it’s all an illusion from the devil, and so the five sit down to eat. One of the brothers sits down on the tub and says that he has forgotten to look there. Because the wife tries to persuade him to do exactly this, he doesn’t.
Motif References:
K 1566.1 Cuckold unwittingly lies with wife on chest containing her hidden paramour
K 1700 Deception through bluffing
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