Former "Freiburg System": Arrangement & Categories
According to Rolf Wilhelm Brednich's draft proposal as of 1976
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3. Love |
8. Strokes of Fate and Catastrophes |
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I. Ballads with Magical-Mythical Contents
I.1 Cursing and Casting Spells
I.2 Release of the Cursed or Enchanted
I.3 Harassment and Misdeeds Committed by a Supernatural Being Against a Human
I.4 Abduction of a Human by a Supernatural Being
I.5 Punishment of a Human by a Supernatural Being
I.6 Outwitting a Supernatural Being by a Human
I.7 Punishment of a Supernatural Being by Humans
I.8 Predicting the Future
I.9 The Dead Appearing or Speaking
I.N Addenda ["Nachträge"]
II. Religious Narrative Songs
II.A Biblical Material
II.A.1 Old Testament
II.A.2 New Testament
II.A.2a Mary and Joseph
II.A.2b Jesus
II.A.2c Other New Testament Material
II.A.3 Apocryphal Narrative Material
II.B Non-Biblical Material
II.B.1 Persecution and Martyrdom of Saints
II.B.2 Help by Saints
II.B.2a In Misfortune, in Danger of Life, in the Hour of Death
II.B.2b In Poverty
II.B.2c In Theft, Robbery, and Other Crimes
II.B.2d Salvation from the Devil
II.B.2e From False Accusation
II.B.3 Saints as Miracle Workers
II.B.4 A Holy and God-Pleasing Life
II.B.5. Temptation of Saints
II.B.6 Reward and Eternal Blessing
II.B.7 Iniquity and Atonement, Hellish Punishments
II.B.7a Sinful Life
II.B.7b Murder
II.B.7c Desecration of Holy Images, Church Robbery, etc.
II.B.7d Desecration of Holidays
II.B.7e Pleasure-craving, Bad Lifestyle
II.B.7f Avarice, Hard-heartedness
II.B.7g Pride
II.B.7h Refusal of Assistance
II.B.8 Dispute between Body and Soul
II.B.9 Death (Christian)
II.N Addenda
III. Love
III.A Successful Initiation of a Love Affair
III.A.1 Courtship and Kiltgang (Night Visits)
III.A.2 Desired Seduction
III.A.3 Mutual Flight
III.A.4 Girl in Men's Clothing
III.B Forced Initiation of a Love Affair or Marriage
III.B.1 Attempted Seduction
III.B.2a Seduction
III.B.2aT Aubades, Dawn Songs
III.B.2b Seduction by Persuasion
III.B.2c Seduction by Trickery
III.B.2d Warning against Seduction
III.B.3 Abduction against the Girl's Will
III.B.4 Forced Marriage
III.C Failed initiation of a Love Affair
III.C.1 Unsuccessful Kiltgang/Night Visit
III.C.2 Spurned Courtship
III.C.3.a Murder Because of Spurned Courtship
III.C.3.b Murder Because of Jealousy
III.C.3.c Murder Because of a Rival
III.C.4 Love Without [social] Status
III.C.5 Preserved Innocence
III.C.6.a Death of a lover By Accident
III.C.6.b Death of a Lover Through Unwanted Marriage
III.C.6.c Death of a Lover Through Error
III.C.6.d Death of a Lover Through Murder
III.C.7 Suicide/Death of the Lover (Because Parents Oppose Marriage)
III.D. Faithful Behavior in Love
III.D.1 True love
III.D.2 Love beyond death
III.D.3 Pleading for the lover's release
III.D.4 Rescue of the lover from death
III.D.5 Reunion with the one believed to be dead
III.D.6 Omens of the death of the distant lover
III.D.7 Return to the dead lover
III.D.8 Suicide due to unrequited love
III.E Infidelity in love
III.E.1a Infidelity of her lover (♂︎)
III.E.1b Infidelity of his lover (♀︎)
III.E.2 Death of the lover due to heartbreak
III.E.3 Suicide due to the lover's infidelity or to disappointment
III.E.4 Punished infidelity
III.E.5a Murder of her untrue lover (♂︎)
III.E.5b Murder of his untrue lover (♀︎)
III.E.6 Murder of the lover (♀︎)
III.N Addenda
IV. Family Events
IV.1 Spousal Fidelity
IV.2 Expressions of Love between Family Members
IV.3 Connections Beyond the Grave
IV.4 Separation and Reunion of Family Members
IV.5 Release of Imprisoned Family Members
IV.6 Death of Family Members
IV.6.a Death and Apparent Death (Scheintod) of the Wife
IV.6.b Death of the Husband
IV.6.c Death of the Parents
IV.6.d Death of the Children
IV.7 Disobedience, Ingratitude, and Maltreatment
IV.8 Jealousy and Slander
IV.9 Incest
IV.10 Adultery
IV.11 Murder and Attempted Murder of Family Members
IV.11.a Murder and Attempted Murder of the Wife
IV.11.b. Murder and Attempted Murder of the Husband
IV.11.c Parricide
IV.11.d Patricide
IV.11.e Matricide
IV.11.f Murder of Siblings
IV.11.g Murder of One's Own Children
IV.11.h Murder of One's Own Family
IV.11.i Murder of the Daughter-in-Law
IV.N Addenda
V. Social Conflicts
V.A Poverty-Wealth Conflict
V.A.1.a Hard-heartedness to the Poor
V.A.1.b Hard-heartedness to Poor Relatives
V.A.2 Taking Advantage of, Fraud against the Poor
V.A.3 Deceived, Poor Girl
V.A.4 Poverty and Destitution
V.A.5 Crimes Committed Out of Poverty
V.A.5.a Highway Robbery, Assault
V.A.5.b Cattle Theft
V.A.5.c Theft, Assault
V.A.5.d Vagrancy, Non-payment, etc.
V.B Conflict Between Social Groups
V.B.1 Professional Groups, Classes
V.B.2 Religious, Racial Groups
V.C Conflict with the Authorities
V.C.1 Tax Collection, etc.
V.C.2 Military
V.C.2.a. Resistance to Conscription
V.C.2.b. Distancing from the Troops, Desertion
V.C.3 Poachers, Hunters
[V.C.4 Politics
V.N Addenda
VI. Historical Narrative Songs
VI Songs [about historical persons, events or situations]
VI.N Addenda
VII. Agonal and Heroic Striving
VII.1 Robbers
VII.1.a Outwitted and Defeated Robber Barons
VII.1.b Defeated Robbers
VII.1.c Captured Pirates
VII.2 Chivalrous Combat
VII.3 Loyal Military Service
VII.N Addenda
VIII. Strokes of Fate and Catastrophes
VIII.1 Water Disasters
VIII.1.a Floods and Drowning
VIII.1.b Shipping Disasters
VIII.2 Fire Disasters
VIII.3 Death in the Mountains
VIII.4 Death from a Missed Shot, Snakebite, etc.
VIII.5 Death in Battle
VIII.6 Dream or Premonition of Misfortune
VIII.7 Miraculous Births, etc.
VIII.8 Strokes of Fate as a Test by God
VIII.N Addenda
IX. Human Cruelty
IX.1 Murder, Attempted Murder
IX.2 Murder and Robbery, Assault, Murderous Attack
IX.3 Family (Murder) Tragedy
IX.4 Mass Murder
IX.5 Ritual Murder
IX.6 Innocents Executed/Convicted
IX.N Addenda
X. Schwank (Humorous Ballads)
X.A Courtship
Unsuccessful Courtship
X.A.1 The Clumsy Suitor
X.A.2 The Rejected Suitor
X.A.3 Clergyman Rejected as Suitor, Swindled, etc.
Successful Courtship
X.A.4 Seduced Girl
X.A.5 Parents Outwitted
X.A.6 Suitor Caught by Parents
X.A.7 Girl Marries Lover Through Cunning
X.A.8 Suitor Outwitted into Marriage
X.B Marriage
X.B.1 Husband Outwits His Wife
X.B.2 Wife Outwits Her Husband
X.B.3 Unequal Spouses
X.B.3.a Young Man, Old Woman
X.B.3.b Old Man, Young Woman
X.B.4 Marital Discord
X.C Adultery
X.C Successful, unpunished adultery
X.C.1 Husband and adulteress outwit the wife
X.C.2 Wife and adulterer outwit the husband
X.C.2.a Husband doesn't notice
X.C.2.b Husband notices, but can't do anything, resigns himself
X.C.2.c Adulterer escapes with the wife's help
X.C.3 Adulterer outwits the spouses
X.C.4 Husband catches (and punishes) the wife and adulterer
X.C.5 Wife catches (and punishes) the husband and adulteress
X.D Clever, Cunning Actions
X.D.1 Successful ruse, outwitting
X.D.2 Deceived, cheated devil
X.D.3 Skillful excuse
X. E Stupid Acts, Naivety
X.E.1 Stupid farmer, fooled farmers
X.E.2 Stupid Hans (simpleton, fool), stupid girl
X.E.3 Hunting adventures, dangerous animals, etc.
X.F Religious Schwank, farces involving clergy (except courtship and marriage)
X.F.1. Biblical material
X.F.2 Temptation of a hermit
X.F.3 Confession farces
X.F.4. Monastery stories
X.F.5 Outwitted, cheated clergy
X.F.6. Miscellaneous
X.G Animal Schwänke
X.H Miscellaneous
X.N Addenda
XI. Nature and the Cosmos
XI.1 Animal Ballads
XI.1.a Love (between animals); disappointed love
XI.1.b Animal weddings and marriages
XI.1.c Lament over animal fate
XI.2 Plant ballads
XI.3 Stars
XI.N Addenda
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