[20] Thus Hungarian I. and Rumanian II. with Polish, Sicilian with Harz II.
[21] Possibly a trace of some such story as The Quest of the Sword of Light discussed by Kittredge, Arthur and Gorlagon, pp. 214 ff.
[22] Since twelve brothers set out to win twelve sisters, there is probably a union here with the widespread tale of The Brothers and Sisters.
[23] The ship that will travel equally well on land and water is seemingly a common trait in forms of The Skilful Companions. See the variant cited from Bladé on p. 125, note 3. It occurs in a curious tale from Mauritius, given by Baissac, Le Folk-lore de l’Île-Maurice, 1888, p. 78.
[24] For examples of stories in which a king’s son liberates one or more prisoners, and has the service returned in an emergency, see Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v. 42–48.
[25] See Jonckbloet, ii. 131 ff.
[26] Paris, Hist. litt. de la France, xxx. 82.
[27] The only instance known to me where such transformation occurs with reference to the hero.
[28] Walewein and Lotharingian.
[29] Like the wolf in Guillaume de Palerne, which is likewise a transformed prince.