Magic violin (fiddle) — Mythoi

Motif

Magic violin (fiddle).

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Magic musical instruments. · view the constellation · filed as D1233

Filed across the traditions

Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "violon"
Jewish Neuman
India Thompson-Balys, Penzer III 187 n. 3
Cape Verde Islands Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 280 No. 91
Africa (Gold Coast) Barker and Sinclair 97, 100 No. 18.
general *Types 559, 577, 592, 851, 853
general Fb "fiol" I 293b, "spille" III 488a
general Basset RTP XXVI 266

Within the index

Filed under Magic musical instruments.

1 finer motif beneath it

Magic musical bow

Filed beside it

Magic drum Magic rattle Magic bell Magic trumpet Magic horn (musical) Magic clarinet Magic pipe (musical) Magic whistle Magic harp Magic lute Magic guitar Magic musical instruments – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Escape from prison by use of magic fiddle. (Cf. D1233.) Magic fiddle causes dancing. (Cf. D1233.) Magic fiddle summons dwarfs. (Cf. D1233.) Magic fiddle calls animals together. (Cf. D1233.) Magic fiddle provides food. (Cf. D1233.) Magic flying by means of magic fiddle. (Cf. D1233.) Self-playing violin. (Cf. D1233.) Fiddle made from wood secret has been confided to reveals it. (Cf. D1233.) Alleged resuscitating fiddle sold. (Cf. D1233.)

Carried in tale types

The Boy Steals the Ogre's Treasure · ATU 328 2 recorded variants

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