Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

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English

Etymology

After Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne, who originally devised the index, and its elaborators American folklorist Stith Thompson and German folklorist Hans-Jörg Uther.

Proper noun

the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

  1. A catalogue of traditional tales based around motifs used in folklore studies.
  • ATU (initialism)