Viduae Filius

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The Widow's Son

A king passes through a small village with his army, marching past the house of a widow and her son, who have one chicken to their name. The king's son flies his hawk as they pass, and the hawk kills the widow's chicken. Furious, the widow's son kills the hawk - and the prince then kills the widow's son. Hearing the commotion and the wails of the widow, the king arrives to adjudicate. He gives the widow a choice - either to have the prince executed in vengeance, or to take him into her household as a replacement for the son that he killed. She decides to take the young prince as her son.

Critical Literature
Nishimura (2001)

Viduae Filius appears in the following versions and secondary versions
Version Original Language Branch of Tradition Adapted from Dolopathos Latin Seven Sages of Rome French Dolopathos Old French Seven Sages of Rome Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Latin Seven Sages of Rome

Viduae Filius is narrated in the following occurrences

Narrator Pages Fifth Master Brixen im Thale Pfarrbibliothek Taz IX, Brno Moravský zemský archiv, Cerroni II 234, Dolopathos, French Dolopathos, Gdańsk PAN Biblioteka Gdańska Mar. Q 27, Latin Dolopathos, London British Library Add. MS. 18922, Luxembourg Bibliothèque Nationale Ms. 110, Metz Bibliothèque Patrimoniale Réserve Précieuse MS 1629, Montpellier Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section Médecine H 436, Mühlhausen (Thüringen) Stadtarchiv Ms. 16, Paris Bibliothèque Nationale Cod. lat. 3619, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1450, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 24301, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouvelles acquisitions françaises, 934, Prague Knihovna metropolitní kapituli Ms. G 42, Prague Národní knihovna České republiky Ms. XII. B. 20, Wien Österreichische Nationalbibliothek cod. 4739

Viduae Filius appears in the following manuscripts

Manuscript Language Siglum (Version) Language Group within Version Brixen im Thale Pfarrbibliothek Taz IX Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Brno Moravský zemský archiv, Cerroni II 234 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Gdańsk PAN Biblioteka Gdańska Mar. Q 27 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos London British Library Add. MS. 18922 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Luxembourg Bibliothèque Nationale Ms. 110 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Metz Bibliothèque Patrimoniale Réserve Précieuse MS 1629 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Montpellier Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section Médecine H 436 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Mühlhausen (Thüringen) Stadtarchiv Ms. 16 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1450 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 24301 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouvelles acquisitions françaises, 934 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Prague Knihovna metropolitní kapituli Ms. G 42 Latin Dolopathos Prague Národní knihovna České republiky Ms. XII. B. 20 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Wien Österreichische Nationalbibliothek cod. 4739 Latin Dolopathos