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Group No. 168


Letter

T. Sex

Group No.

T100 – T199

Group name

Marriage

Description

T100. Marriage. *E. Westermarck The History of Human Marriage (2 vols. London, 1925); Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1522; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman.
 
T111.6. Marriage of mortal and angel. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
T121.3.1. Princess marries lowly man. (Cf. L161.1.) Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
T121.6. Man weds his bondmaid. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
T130. Marriage customs. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
T131.7. King may not marry girl who has been wife of another. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
T135.14. Wedding-canopy over bride and groom. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
T135.15. Breaking a glass during wedding ceremony. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
T136.3.1. Dancing at wedding. Jewish: Neuman.
 
T136.3.2. Marriage odes sung at wedding feast. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
T136.4. Gifts at wedding. Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
T145. Polygamous marriages. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Africa (Duala): Lederbogen Märchen 82, (Fang): Trilles Legends 263f.
 
T146.1. Several men marry one woman. Grimm No. 4; Jewish: Neuman.
 
T148. Matriarchy. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
T161. Jus primae noctis. Overlord claims right of sleeping the first night with subject‘s wife. Liebrecht Orient und Occident II 541f., Liebrecht 94, 416; Herrmann Saxo II 324; *Hertz Abhandlungen 207ff.; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 746; *Wesselski Archiv Orientální I 82f. – Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 140, *Cross; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 319 No. 21; French: Sébillot France IV 285; Jewish: *bin Gorion Born Judas@2 I 363, *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.

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