SMB 42: "Liten Karin"
TSB B 14 Liden Karen — St. Catherine and the king
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
The king asks young Karen (St. Catherine) to be his mistress and offers her gifts. She replies that he had better give those gifts to his queen. The king gets angry. cD, cS: He puts her into the tower without food. cD: She dies there. cD, cS: After a long time the king finds Karen still well and alive. Most commonly: The king has Karen put into a cask full of spikes, and she is killed. cD, cN, cS: Angels (doves) come from heaven for her soul. cD, cS: The king is taken to hell by ravens.
Danish: DgF 101 Norwegian: Utsyn 53; LoM 96 (LoMBS4); NMB 45
Swedish: Jonsson p. 733, GA 3 (GAB 3); SMB 42.
