Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.)

Motif

Swallows lift Christ's crown of thorns from his brow: why their nests are not destroyed. (Cf. A2431.3.5.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as reward. · view the constellation · filed as A2221.2.4

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Fb "svale" III 660b
general Sébillot RTP III 156.

Within the index

Filed under Animals blessed for good services at crucifixion. (Cf. A2231.2.)

2 finer motifs beneath it

Swallows put on mourning at crucifixion: have never taken it off Crossbill, attempting to draw thorn from the crown of thorns, twists bill in the attempt

Filed beside it

Flies on Christ's body rewarded. They look like nails and prevent more nails being driven. They may eat at the king's table. (Cf. A2545.1.)Blood from cross on robin redbreast: He helps Jesus; rewarded with red breast. (Cf. A2353.2.)Blood of scourged Christ on certain spiders. (Cf. A2411.3.2.)

Travels with

Swallow's nest. (Cf. A2221.2.4.)

wander