Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

== English == === Etymology === After Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne, who originally devised the index, and its elaborators American folklorist Stith Thompson and German folklorist Hans-Jörg Uther. === Proper noun === the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index A catalogue of traditional tales based around motifs used in folklore studies. ==== Related terms ==== ATU (initialism)