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H105 Parts of slain animals as token of slaying
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- Dragon-tongue proof. Dragon slayer cuts out the tongues and uses them later to prove his identity as slayer · H105.1 entry
- Tongue as proof that man has been murdered · H105.2 entry
- Arm of monster kept as token of innocence of dog. Scottish: Campbell-McKay · H105.3 entry
- Head of monster as token (proof) of slaying · H105.4 entry
- Ears, fingers and noses of demons cut off as proof of killing them · H105.5 entry
- Identification between lovers by matching claw and leg of dragon · H105.6 entry
- Sex organs of enemy as proof of slaying · H105.7 entry