The following tales are similar to the Maid Maleen fairy tale, AT-870, The Entombed Princess. I have included the English language tales of this type which have been gathered by title by D. L. Ashliman in his A Guide to Folktales in the English Language. Sometimes I include tales of other classifications when I deem them relevant to the theme. The tales come from many cultures and are similar to the Maid Maleen story in various ways. I have placed the tales in alphabetical order with bibliographic information and links to texts of the stories if a text is available on the internet.

The tale is also closely related to The Goose Girl, AT-870A.

The Finn King's Daughter
Genevieve de Brabant
Girl Clad in Mouseskin *
Maid Maleen *
The Princess in the Earth Cave
Princess Who Was Hidden Underground *
Salento and Solento

A web version of this tale does not exist due to copyright restrictions.

The story of The Finn King's Daughter is Norwegian.

This tale is AT-870.

An English language version is available in:

Christiansen, Reidar, ed. Folktales of Norway. Pat Shaw Iversen, translator. Folktales of the World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964. p. 147.
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A web version of this tale does not exist due to copyright restrictions.

The story of Genevieve de Brabant is from French Louisiana (USA).

This tale is AT-870.

An English language version is available in:

Saucier, Corinne L. Folk Tales From French Louisana. New York: Exposition Press, 1962. no. 1.

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Text available at Girl Clad in Mouseskin.

The story of Girl Clad in Mouseskin is from Denmark.

This tale is AT-870.

An English language version is available in:

Thorpe, Benjamin, Yule-Tide Stories. London, 1888. pp. 375-380.

Boose, Claire, ed. Scandinavian Folk and Fairy Tales: Tales from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland. New York: Avenel Books: 1984. p. 493.

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A web version of this tale is annotated on this site at Maid Maleen.

The story of Maid Maleen is German.

This tale is AT-870.

An English language version is available in:

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, translator. New York: Bantam, 1987.
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Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Household Tales. Margaret Hunt, translator. London: George Bell, 1884. no. 198.

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A web version of this tale does not exist due to copyright restrictions.

The story of The Princess in the Earth Cave is from Sweden.

This tale is AT-870.

An English language version is available in:

Thompson, Stith, ed. One Hundred Favorite Folktales. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1974. no. 77.
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Text available at Princess Who Was Hidden Underground.

The story of Princess Who Was Hidden Underground is from Germany.

This tale is AT-870.

An English language version is available in:

Lang, Andrew, ed. The Violet Fairy Book. New York: Dover, 1966. (Original published 1901.) p. 316.
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A web version of this tale does not exist due to copyright restrictions.

The story of Salento and Solento is from Norway.

This tale is AT-870.

An English language version is available in:

Bodker, Laurits; Hole, Christina; and D'Aronoco, G., eds. European Folk Tales. European Folklore Series, vol. 1. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1963. p. 37.

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