Index of Keywords
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KEEPER
D 1339.1 Automata as door-keepers F 150.2.4 (Li) Extraordinary porter at entrance to otherworld castle F 771.5 Extraordinary guard for castle (land) F 818.2 Five demons [twelve knights] keepers of marvelous garden and palace K 2244 Treacherous (hostile) porter R 211.8 Rescue from prison by beheading giant keeper
KEY
D 1176 Magic key D 1552.12 Magic key opens treasure mountain F 886 Extraordinary key K 1349.5 Access for seduction gained by removing locks [wax-imprints of keys] N 211.1.2 Key (to fetters) found in fish
KICK
K 1121 Wolf (lion) approaches too near to horse: kicked in face
KID
J 144 Well-trained kid does not open to wolf J 974 Kid perched on house jeers at wolf [horse-fly molests busy mule] K 2061.4 Wolf [lion, fox] tries to entice goat [pigeon] down from high place [out of stable]
KILLING
B 11.2.11.2 Breath of Dragon kills man [venomous fiery and fetid breath of dragon] B 11.12.1 Dragon cannot be killed with weapons B 12.3 Basilisk killed by seeing own image B 16.2.5 Devastating bear killed B 81.2.2 Mermaids tear their mortal lovers to pieces [kill their mortal lovers] B 192 Magic animal killed B 331 Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding B 751.2 Pelican kills young and revives them with own blood [kills self to give blood to his young]. C 841.2 Tabu: hunting [killing] birds D 1402 Magic object kills. D 1402.19 Magic statue kills D 1445 Magic object kills animal D 1445.1 Revelation of magic secret permits animal to be killed D 1812.5.1.23 Man killed by accident when ship is pushed into the sea taken as an evil omen [Accidental killing as bad omen] F 531.5.7.0.2 Giant demands girl but is killed in duel about her F 531.6.12.6 Giant slain by man F 628 Strong man as mighty slayer F 628.1 Strong man kills many men F 628.1.1 Strong man kills lion with own hands F 628.1.3 Strong man kills great serpent [dragon] F 628.2 Strong man kills men F 628.2.1 Strong man kills many men at once F 628.2.3 Strong man kills giant F 639.4 Strong man overcomes giant F 911 Person (animal) swallowed without killing F 912.2 Victim kills swallower from within by cutting F 1041.1 Extraordinary death F 1041.21.8 (Bm) Suicide from grief G 510.4 Hero overcomes devastating animal G 512 Ogre killed G 512.1 Ogre killed with knife (sword) H 106.2 Severed head as proof of killing H 335.3 Suitor task: killing ferocious animal H 335.4.1 Suitor task: to bring enemy’s head H 335.4.4 Suitor task: to kill (defeat) unwelcome suitor. H 1161 Task: killing ferocious beast. H 1174.2 Task: overcoming dragon H 1561.6 Test of valor: fight with giant [warrior, dwarf-hero, dragon etc.] J 216 Choice of deaths K 800 Killing or maiming by deception K 811 Victim lured into house and killed K 834 Victim killed while asleep in killer’s house K 929 Murder by strategy – miscellaneous K 929.7 Men deceived into killing each other [Liar destroys friendship to kill former friends] K 940 Deception into killing own family K 959.2.2 Heroes dislike to kill sleeping people K 1551.1 Husband returns secretly and kills unwelcome suitor K 1626 Would-be killers killed K 1843.0.1 (Bm) Substituted bride to be slain to dispose of witness. K 2116.5 Warrior falsely accused of having killed his sleeping adversary K 2357.7.1 (Bm) Disguise as enemy to approach (and slay) enemy king K 2369 Military strategy – miscellaneous L 311 Weak (small) [young] hero overcomes large fighter N 320 Person unwittingly killed N 330 Accidental killing or death N 339 Accidental death – miscellaneous N 361 Sacred animal unwittingly killed P 16.0.1 (Bm) Regicide P 475.2 Robbers defeated and killed Q 211.6 Killing an animal revenged Q 211.9.2 Punishment for killing foster brother Q 411.0.1.2 Man (fairy) kills wife’s lover Q 411.0.2 Husband kills wife and paramour Q 413.4 Hanging as punishment for murder Q 451.7.4 Blinding as punishment for murder R 51.4 Prisoner[s] [hostages, messengers] massacred [killed] S 11.4.1 (Jealous) father vows to kill [kills] daughter’s suitors S 11.4.4 Cruel father seeks to kill infant son S 22 Parricide S 73.1 Fratricide S 110.10 (Bm) City and inhabitants willfully destroyed S 111 Murder by poisoning S 139 Miscellaneous cruel murders S 322.4.2 Evil stepmother [foster mother] orders stepdaughter [foster daughter] to be killed S 324 Pregnant woman ordered by husband to kill child to be born T 81.2.1 Scorned lover kills self T 81.2.1.1 Scorned lover (woman) threatens to kill self T 92.10 Rival in love killed T 93.3 Disappointed lover kills [attempts to kill] self T 93.6 (Bm) Unwanted suitor slain. T 104.3 (Bm) Giant tortures [kills] man’s sons to win his daughter. T 322.2 Princess [queen] threatens to kill amorous king [governor] Z 312 Unique deadly weapon
KINDNESS
F 420.5.1 Kind water-spirits Q 40 Kindness rewarded W 10 Kindness
KING
A 546 Culture hero establishes social system A 570 Culture hero [King Arthur] still lives A 571.1 Culture hero still alive in hollow hill A 580 Culture hero’s (divinity’s) [king’s] expected return A 1653.1 Origin of kings (from Gods) B 236 Animal parliament elects king B 240 King of animals B 240.3 Wild man as king of animals. B 241 King of beasts (quadrupeds) B 241.2.2 King of monkeys B 245.1 King of frogs B 246.1 King of ants D 926.3 (Bm) Knight guards magic well [body of water] D 1819.7 Man is able to tell king dream which king himself does not remember D 1960.2 Kyffhäuser. King asleep in mountain E 366.4 (Bm) Revenant in dream advises king E 481.9 King of world of the dead F 167.12 King of otherworld F 184 Otherworld king F 184.1 Wounded otherworld king (in Ireland). F 451.2.7.7 Dwarf king wears costly crown F 451.4.5.1 Dwarfs are ruled by a king F 531.6.8.5.1 Giants have king, queen F 535 Remarkably small man (Pygmie) F 960.1.1 Extraordinary nature phenomena at birth of royalty F 960.1.1.1 Thunder report at birth of king H 41 Recognition of royalty [nobility] by personal characteristics or traits H 41.7 Task: to ride horse whereby one becomes king H 71.10 Marvel as sign of royalty H 171.3 Horse indicates election of emperor H 217.1 Decision of victory by single combat between army leaders H 540.3 King propounds riddles H 914 Task assigned because of mother ‘s [king’s] foolish boasting H 921 King (father) assigns tasks (to his unknown son) H 921.1 Tasks set by king to sons to determine heir to kingdom H 1210.2 Quest assigned by king H 1224 Quest to distant king for military aid H 1381.3.1.1 Quest for bride for king (prince) [king] J 643.1 Frogs demand a live king J 815 Unpleasant truths must be withheld from the great J 829 Dealing with the great – miscellaneous J 1289.10 King cannot destroy the city J 1492 Trickster artist hoodwinks king: Cuckold’s [illegitimate child’s] eyes cannot see picture, King pretends to see the picture – Courtiers reveal that there is no picture J 1675 Clever arguing with a king K 1534 Queen deceives king by unfriendly conversation with lover. K 1534.1 Queen deceives king by telling him her lover is her enemy. K 1810.1.3 Taking king’s place by changing dresses K 1812 King in disguise K 1812.1 Incognito king helped by humble man. Gives reward K 1812.4 Incognito king is given hospitality by fisherman. Rewards him with a city K 1812.15 King disguised as own messenger K 1851.2 (Bm) “False” letters with false news of king’s death K 2121.2 King’s faithful servant [champion] falsely accused of familiarity [adultery] with queen K 2246.1 Treacherous king K 2357.7.1 (Bm) Disguise as enemy to approach (and slay) enemy king L 410.1 Proud king humbled L 410.4 Defeated king must be peddler or beggar [juggler] L 419 Proud ruler (deity) humbled – miscellaneous M 161.3 Vow to live and die with the king M 311.4 Prophecy: unborn child to become king M 314 Prophecy: man (child) will become king M 342.1 Prophecy of downfall of king N 771 King (prince) (lost) on hunt has adventures N 836 King as helper N 836.3 King helps prince(s) in exile (to avenge their father and) take their [his] homeland back P 10 Kings [King’s famous court] P 11 Choice of kings P 11.1 Choice of kings by divine will P 11.2.2 King chosen by contest. P 12 Character of kings P 12.2 Injustice deadliest of monarch’s sins P 12.2.1 Tyrannical king [lord] P 12.5 Good king never retreats in battle P 12.9.1 (Bm) King mourns dead enemy P 12.9.2 (Bm) King honors dead enemy P 12.10 King is superior to all in strength, beauty, largeness etc P 12.11 Uxorious king neglects duties P 12.13 King quick to anger P 12.14 Modesty of king P 13 Customs connected with kings P 13.4 King must marry P 13.5 Crowning [and making] of kings P 14 Particular practices of kings P 14.3 King playing chess when important news arrives P 14.10 Kings have seat on hills P 14.15 King has champion to enforce respect P 14.15.1 (Old, wise) Counsellors of court [King’s council] P 14.24 (Bm) Emperor wrongly seizes property P 15 Adventures of kings P 15.3 King loses his kingdom to impostor P 15.6 King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to study ways of fishes [ascends to the sky by griffins] P 15.12 (Bm) King is attacked and exiled by treacherous brother-in-law [uncle] P 15.15 (Bm) King in exile P 15.15.1 (Bm) King in exile made steward at foreign court P 16 End of king’s reign P 16.0.1 (Bm) Regicide P 16.1 King (prince) retires from world (becomes hermit [monk, pilgrim], swineherd [beggar]) P 16.1.4 Father abdicates in favor of son P 16.1.5 (Bm) King gives up reign to search for lost wife P 17 Succession to the throne P 17.0.2 Son succeeds father as king P 17.0.2.1 At son’s [daughter’s] wedding [betrothal] king names him [son-in-law] as successor P 17.3 Dying king names successor P 17.3.3 (Bm) King’s rescuer made his heir P 17.8 Kingship given to younger brother P 17.10 Three sons each get a kingship, but the youngest [first] the most important in the home country P 17.11 Slayer of king [sovereign] marries widow [daughter] and inherits kingdom [domain] P 18 Marriage of kings P 19 Other motifs connected with kings P 19.0.1 (Li) King Arthur as leader of outstanding chivalric society (Round Table) P 19.2.1 King [prince] abducts woman to be his paramour. P 19.4 Kingly powers (rights) [obligations] P 19.4.0.1 King’s wand (rod) [regalia] P 19.4.1 King as judge P 33 (Bm) Impecunious prince [king] P 50 Noblemen (knights) [rules of chivalry] P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals] P 50.0.2 (Bm) Knight who acknowledges no overlord [Allegiance: loyalty and disloyalty of vassals] P 52 Knight jousts with all comers P 193 (Bm) Guardian [regent] P 236.4 Son deposes father and usurps throne P 500 Government P 510 Law courts P 555.4 (Bm) Defeated knights [giant, rescued persons etc.] sent under oath to king [lady, queen] (as proof of victory) Q 72.1 Reward for loyalty to king Q 115.1 Reward: any boon that may be asked – king’s wife demanded. Q 236 Punishment for deceiving (divine) emperor R 3 King imprisons another king’s embassy R 74 Defeated warriors [adversaries] go into [are forced to join] the conqueror’s service R 74.4 (Tu) Defeated king [nobleman, knight] becomes conqueror’s vassal R 191 King (prince) returns home (from exile) and rescues his native country R 331 [Christian] Hero takes refuge at [heathen] king’s court S 262.2 Tribute of youths regularly sent to foreign king. S 354 Exposed infant (child) reared at strange king’s court [at shepherd’s place] T 11.1.1 Beauty of woman reported to king causes quest for her as his bride T 50.2 King likes his daughter so much that he does not wish to marry her to anyone T 50.2.1 King unwilling to marry his daughter to a man not her equal T 64 King seeks bride only because counsellors insist T 68.4 Vanquished king gives hero his daughter and control over his kingdom T 91.6.2 King (prince) in love with a lowly girl T 104 Foreign king wages war to enforce demand for princess in marriage T 104.2 Victor demands defeated King’s daughter (widow) in marriage T 586.1.2.2 King has six [three] sons all named Lugaid [Dietrich] W 11.2 Munificent monarch W 11.5.1 Ruler pardons his enemies W 11.5.2 Ruler pardons emissary [attacker] who has come to murder him W 11.5.5 Conqueror spares city W 40 (Bm) Nobility Z 182 Symbolic wounding of king. Z 201.9.1 (Bm) Hero’s famous possessions – Arthur’s Round Table Z 202 (Bm) Fanciful ancestry of hero
KINGDOM
B 221 Animal kingdom – quadrupeds B 221.1 Kingdom of monkeys C 939.5 (Bm) Loss of kingdom as punishment for breaking tabu D 1380.0.1 Magic object protects a city [land] F 707 Extraordinary kingdom F 721.3 Underground kingdom K 1864.1 False tidings of another’s death in order to secure his bride [wife, and usurp kingdom] M 342 Prophecy of downfall of kingdom M 369.5 Prophecies concerning invasion and conquest P 17.11 Slayer of king [sovereign] marries widow [daughter] and inherits kingdom [domain] P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals] P 233 Father and son P 236.4 Son deposes father and usurps throne P 550.1.1 (Li) Aggression: rebellion; usurpation; invasion; assault Q 112 Half of kingdom as reward Q 112.0.1 Kingdom as reward Q 112.0.5 Kingdom and hand of princess as reward (for virtuous life) T 68.4 Vanquished king gives hero his daughter and control over his kingdom T 243 Fight between husband and lover for kingdom and wife
KINSHIP
H 30 Recognition through personal peculiarities H 1381.2 Quest for unknown father P 200 The family P 205 Refusal to fight relatives P 525.3 He nearest to blood of slain man must avenge his death [Blood-revenge] Q 211.0.2 Enormity of kin murder. T 617.2 Hero learns his name at time of first [particular] adventure.
KISS
D 735 Disenchantment by kiss. D 1794 Magic results from kissing K 2021 Betrayal by a kiss T 99 Love – additional motifs
KITCHEN
L 131 Hearth abode of unpromising hero (heroine) L 113.1.2 Stable [kitchen]-boy as hero
KITE
B 270.1 Lawsuit between animals [Th.: Lawsuit between the owl and kite]
KNIFE
F 838.1 Extraordinarily sharp knife. H 331.7 Suitor contest: aiming with missile [knife]
KNIGHT
D 926.3 (Bm) Knight guards magic well [body of water] F 252.5 (Bm) Fairy knight. F 527.1.1 Red knight F 527.2 Green knight F 527.5 Black man [knight; wild woman] F 818.2 Five demons [twelve knights] keepers of marvelous garden and palace H 310.3 (Bm) Suitor tasks: knight must perform (three) feats of valor H 1232.1 Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants) [knight, warrior] H 1232.6 (G) Directions on quest given by knight H 1316 Quest for the strongest [best] knight H 1335 Quest for lost knight H 1381.8 (Bm) Quest for champion [helper] H 1568 Test of the champion. J 1089 (Bm) Courteous knight obtains food rude knight was denied J 1089.1 (G) Courteous knight obtains what rude knight was denied J 1113 Clever boy [youth, knight] J 1766.2 (Bm) Child thinks knights are gods. K 1837.6 Disguise of Woman as a soldier [knight] K 2126 Knight falsely accused of sedition K 2247.3 (Bm) Treacherous knight K 2265 Treacherous red knight [man] L 112.4 Dirty boy as hero [Loathsome knight] M 151.2.2 (Bm) Vow not to return to court [not to sleep two nights in the same place] until missing knight is found M 166.9.2 (Bm) Vow to revenge unknown wronged (killed) knight N 839 (Bm) Noble [vassal, knight] as helper P 19.0.1 (Li) King Arthur as leader of outstanding chivalric society (Round Table) P 50 Noblemen (knights) [rules of chivalry] P 52 Knight jousts with all comers P 52.0.3 (Bm) Knight demands tribute of all who pass through his domain P 52.1 Knight’s duty to perform as lady bids P 52.2 (Li) Knight in service of a lady P 53 (Bm) Obtaining knighthood P 53.1 (Bm) Knighthood as prerequisite to marriage P 54 (Bm) Knighting custom P 55.1 (Bm) Broken-hearted knight neglects self P 56 (Bm) Knight [noble] becomes hermit P 58 (Bm) Knight aids man [woman] unjustly besieged [assailed] P 59.1 (Bm) Impecunious knight P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols – coat-of-arms P 110.0.1 (Bm) Faithful steward [knight] as regent P 555.4 (Bm) Defeated knights [giant, rescued persons etc.] sent under oath to king [lady, queen] (as proof of victory) P 556.3 (Bm) Feast interrupted by man offering challenge. P 561 Tournaments P 632 Customs concerning recognition of rank Q 113 Knighthood as reward R 10.6 (Bm) Knight abducted R 52.2 (Bm) Captive knight in care of captor’s mistress [wife] R 74 Defeated warriors [adversaries] go into [are forced to join] the conqueror’s service R 74.4 (Tu) Defeated king [nobleman, knight] becomes conqueror’s vassal R 169.1.1 (Bm) Knight rescues abducted lady. R 222 Unknown knight (Three days’ tournament) T 31.0.1 (Bm) Knight places himself in would-be lady’s service T 91.6.4.1.1 Princess falls in love with knight [Knight falls in love with princess] T 91.6.4.4 (Bm) Heroine will not marry knight of lower rank T 121.1 Knight weds peasant girl T 331.2 Knight unsuccessfully tempted by host’s wife [daughter]. T 331.2.1 (G) Knight unsuccessfully tempted by hostess W 11.5.14 King [knight] will not arm, since opponent is unarmed [young, inexperienced] Z 200 Heroes Z 254 Destined hero
KNITTING
H 35.3 Recognition by unique needlework
KNOWLEDGE
D 1300 Magic object gives supernatural wisdom D 1810 Magic knowledge D 1810.0.2 Magic knowledge of magician D 1810.0.3 Magic knowledge of saints and holy men D 1810.0.4 Magic knowledge of fairies. D 1810.0.10 Magic knowledge (wisdom) of Solomon [biblical prophet] D 1810.2 Magic knowledge from devil D 1810.5 Magic knowledge from angel D 1810.8 Magic knowledge from dream D 1810.9 Magic knowledge from God D 1811 Magic wisdom D 1812.0.2.1 Foreknowledge of unwished guests [coming of certain person] D 1812.4 Future revealed by presentiment: “knowledge within” D 1813 Magic knowledge of events in distant place D 1813.1 (Allegorical) Dream shows events in distant places D 1815 Magic knowledge of strange tongues [language] D 1815.2 Magic knowledge of language of animals D 1819 Magic knowledge – miscellaneous H 16 Recognition by describing or producing object of common knowledge H 19 Recognition through common knowledge – miscellaneous H 502 Test of learning J 50 Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from observation J 80 Wisdom (knowledge) taught by parable J 151 Wisdom from old person J 165 Tree of knowledge J 179 Other means of acquiring wisdom (knowledge) – miscellaneous K 1956.7 Sham wise man [woman] pretends knowledge from dream (:really overheard conversation) M 302.4 Horoscope taken by means of stars N 456 Enigmatical smile (laugh) reveals secret knowledge N 762 Person accidentally met unexpectedly knows the other’s name T 4 Person wants to learn art of love T 258.2 Wife insists upon knowing husband’s secret T 381 Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation) usually kept in a tower. V 223 Saints have miraculous knowledge
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