Stith Thompson motif index · Motif
Thompson C611 — Forbidden chamber
Description
MotifForbidden chamber. Person allowed to enter all chambers of house except one.—Types 311, 312, 313, 314, 480, 502, 516, 710; *BP I 21; *Cox Cinderella 484; Roberts* (Type 480) 174.—*MacCulloch Childhood 306; *Chauvin V 302 No. 117; **Hartland FLJ III 193; Fb "kammer" II 83, "menneske" II 577b; Penzer II 223 n. 1, 252f., VII 21 n. 3, VIII 57 n. 1; Rösch FFC LXXVII 98; Clouston Tales I 198ff.; Köhler-Bolte I 129, 312.—Irish myth: Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 101; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chambre"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 23; Missouri French: Carrière; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 30; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Spanish Exempla: Keller.—Seneca: Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 135 No. 21; Tonga: Gifford 189.
Associated ATU tale types
ConcordanceThese links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.
| ATU | Title |
|---|---|
| ATU 311 | Rescue by the Sister |
| ATU 312 | The Bluebeard |
| ATU 425E | The Search for the Lost Husband |
| ATU 710 | The Black Madonna |
| ATU 871 | Princess and Ogress |
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