Schlettstadt's Ursprung

ATU-Erzähltypen

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The etiological legend says giant Schletto dug the Leber valley, threw trees and rocks into the plain, and built a huge castle where Schlettstadt now stands.

Thompson-Motive

The etiological legend says giant Schletto dug the Leber valley, threw trees and rocks into the plain, and built a huge castle where Schlettstadt now stands. F531 identifies the giant; A980 matches the origin of a particular place (the valley); A996 matches the origin of the settlement. ATU 1099 (“The Giant as Master Builder”) was checked including its full remarks/description: the common type requires a giant building a cathedral, demanding impossible payment unless someone discovers his name, with loss/punishment or related ending. This local castle-and-settlement origin does not supply that characteristic sequence.

• Thompson F531 · Giant.

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  F531 is “Giant.” The source identifies Schletto as one of the mightiest giants.

  • „Einer der mächtigsten unter ihnen, Schletto,“

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• Thompson A980 · Origin of particular places.

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  A980 is “Origin of particular places.” The legend explains the origin of the valley by Schletto’s digging.

  • „Schletto, grub mit eigenen Händen das Leberthal“

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• Thompson A996 · Origin of settlements (places later to be settled).

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  A996 is “Origin of settlements (places later to be settled).” The giant’s castle is built on the site where Schlettstadt now stands, explaining the settlement’s origin.

  • „ein ungeheures Schloß auf der Stelle, wo sich jetzt Schlettstadt erhebt“

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