Beschrijving
A man steals the heart, (liver, stomach, clothing) of one who has been hanged [E235.4, E236.1]. Gives it to his wife to eat. The ghost comes to claim his property and carries off the man.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
*BP III 478 (Grimm No. 211)
Ranke Schleswig-Holsteinische Volksmärchen 277
Coffin 3.