Nr. 315. Der Grauenstein bei Manternach.

ATU-Erzähltypen

Zuordnung derzeit offen.

This unit combines two independent local stone reports: the Manternach stone is the devil’s load, which he drops while transporting it for the Trier church; a separate Stadtbredimus erratic block is also attributed to him, with its circumstances forgotten. Because no authorized episode boundaries separate them, ATU whole-story classification remains blocked. Thompson A977.3 (“Devil drops stones”) matches the first report, and G303.9.1.13 (“Devil builds a building”) matches the explicitly stated church construction. The more specific A977.3.1 adds an apron, which is not in the account; A977.4 is a transformation into stone, not the narrated dropped stone. G303.8.4.2 adds a devil inside each church stone and ill-gotten wealth, and G303.9.9.1 requires the devil to sit on a stone to prevent its movement; those conditions are absent.

Thompson-Motive

The full entry is “Devil drops stones.” Satan carries this stone for the new Trier church, drops it when the load grows too heavy, and cannot load it again. The source does not add the apron specified by A977.3.1. The entry is “Devil builds a building.” The source explicitly places the carrying and dropping in the course of Satan constructing the Trier devil’s church. This is a narrated construction context, not an inference from the stone alone. A977.3.1 adds an apron; A977.4 describes transformation into stone; G303.8.4.2 adds a devil inside each stone and ill-gotten wealth; G303.9.9.1 requires sitting on a stone. These additional defining facts are absent.

• Thompson A977.3 · Devil drops stones.

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  Textbelege und Katalog

  The full entry is “Devil drops stones.” Satan carries this stone for the new Trier church, drops it when the load grows too heavy, and cannot load it again. The source does not add the apron specified by A977.3.1.

  • „Allein hier wurde die Last den mächtigen Schultern dach zu schwer; der Stein entfiel dem Teufel“

  Thompson A977.3 im Katalog, öffnet in neuem Tab

• Thompson G303.9.1.13 · Devil builds a building.

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  Textbelege und Katalog

  The entry is “Devil builds a building.” The source explicitly places the carrying and dropping in the course of Satan constructing the Trier devil’s church. This is a narrated construction context, not an inference from the stone alone.

  • „Als Satan die Teuselskirche skorka, iXi»ra) in Trier aufführte“

  Thompson G303.9.1.13 im Katalog, öffnet in neuem Tab