Motif
binding royal oath imposes marriage to first beggar
binding_royal_oath_imposes_marriage_to_first_beggar
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 7525-7625 confidence: high
Angered by the mockery, the old King swears his daughter will marry the first beggar at his doors. A ragged fiddler sings for alms, and the King has the daughter wedded to him by a priest on the spot.
The King swears that his daughter shall marry the first beggar at his door and then gives her to the ragged fiddler when he arrives.
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