Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson S211 — Child sold (promised) to devil (ogre)

S211
Thompson motif reference
S
Unnatural Cruelty
4
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

Child sold (promised) to devil (ogre). See also references to S220S259, practically all of which apply here. *Types 314, 400, 502, 756B, 810; BP II 329, III 463, 531; *Cosquin études 365, 542ff.; *Wesselski Märchen 242 No. 52; *Andrejev FFC LXIX 46; Sébillot France III 446, IV 127; Gaster Exempla 248 No. 352. — Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 42 No. 29AB; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 293 No. 1, 300 No. 2; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "enfant", "diable"; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Espinosa II Nos. 99—103, Espinosa Jr. No. 66; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 147; Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 210, 212; Africa: Werner African 214.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

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

ATUTitle
ATU 710 The Black Madonna
ATU 756B Forgiveness and Redemption
ATU 810 The devil loses a soul that was promised him
ATU 810A The devil loses a soul that was promised him