king asleep in mountain

Sleep linked to return

Record evidence connecting the concealed sleeper to anticipated renewed action. A classification starting point is [Thompson motif D1960.2](https://folkmasa.org/motiv/motif.php?mishtane=D1960.2), which associates the sleeping king with future aid to his people.

1. Which passage establishes sleep or suspension, concealment and the prospect of renewed action? definition
2. Does the version explicitly connect awakening with aid to a community, or is that connection supplied by a classifier? provenance

Inclusion and exclusion rationale

Record why a candidate belongs here rather than only to prolonged sleep, hidden survival, resurrection or sleeping-army narratives.

1. Would the candidate still qualify if its sleeper were not a king or its refuge were not a mountain, and whose definition permits that? boundary
2. What evidence distinguishes this candidate from ordinary enchanted sleep or a returning figure who was never asleep? boundary

Role and person continuity

Record the sleeper's source-given identity, royal or heroic role and whether the returning actor is understood to be the same individual.

1. How does this version identify the sleeper and establish their authority or exceptional capacity? definition
2. Is the promised actor the original sleeper, a successor or an ambiguous embodiment of the figure? boundary

Shared suspension and public stakes

Record who sleeps alongside the principal figure, who awaits them and whether return promises assistance, domination or another consequence.

1. Which companions or forces share the suspension, and what role would they play after awakening? definition
2. Who expects or fears the return, and where does the version identify that group? provenance

Refuge form and localisation

Distinguish a named physical landmark from the chamber or concealed realm asserted by the narrative.

1. What refuge does this version describe, and is it inside, beneath or merely associated with a mountain? definition
2. Which source connects the sleeper to the named landmark, and does it support that particular localisation? provenance

Entry evidence and restrictions

Capture how a visitor reaches the sleeper, what they observe and what conditions govern their departure or re-entry.

1. Does a witness encounter the sleeper, and what observed details establish identity and continued suspension? provenance
2. What actions permit, prohibit or terminate access to the refuge within the narrative? action

Life status and elapsed time

Record whether the text specifies sleep, enchantment, survival or an unresolved condition, together with any stated passage of time.

1. Does the source distinguish sleeping from being dead, absent or magically preserved? boundary
2. What duration, interval or visible sign of elapsed time is stated, and is it exact or symbolic? measurement

Trigger and readiness

Record the stated trigger, who may activate or recognise it and whether a disturbance constitutes the appointed awakening.

1. What event, sign, time or action is said to awaken the sleeper? definition
2. Can someone summon the figure, and what does the narrative say happens if the attempt is premature or mistaken? action

Promised versus narrated return

Separate future expectation from an awakening or intervention that the version actually narrates.

1. Does return remain anticipated, occur within the story, fail or become explicitly impossible? definition
2. Which consequences are narrated events and which are predictions made by characters or narrators? provenance

Attestation and transmission

Record the inspected text or recording, its available collection context and any documented relationship to other versions.

1. Which inspected passage supports each defining element, and who authored, recorded, translated or edited it? provenance
2. What evidence distinguishes an independently recorded version from a retelling dependent on an earlier publication? provenance

Interpretive position and reuse

Record supported interpretations of deferred rescue, authority or collective identity with their proponents and context, without assigning one universal meaning.

1. Who interprets the sleeper's return as rescue, restoration, threat or something else, and what evidence supports that reading? provenance
2. When classifying a later adaptation, which changes to the sleeper, refuge or return condition must an agent disclose? action

Check these first

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of king asleep in mountain this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Kinds and varieties

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of king asleep in mountain this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of king asleep in mountain this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of king asleep in mountain this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of king asleep in mountain this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of king asleep in mountain this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance