Motif Index of German Secular Narratives                 
Published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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Tor Hunor (<1400)
TorH-1
  

Maere and Novellas

Tor Hunor (<1400)
von Keller, A.(ed.): Altdeutsche Gedichte 4. Tübingen 1861. p. 3–10

TorH-1:   A girl who is in love with a knight is married against her will to the only son of a rich neighbor. The son, Hunor, is a fool, and when he is unable to find the “little fox” on the wedding night, she denies possessing such a thing. She praises the artistry of her knight, who will make her the fitting fox within six weeks for a fee. That same night Hunor brings her to him. Hunor comes forward with the money to the pay for fitting, but is so disappointed about the appearance of the object that he gives her to the knight.
Motif References:

J 1919.6 Simpleton’s ignorance of anatomy leads him to share his wife with a priest [knight]