Speaking earth reveals murder. (Cf. D935, D1610.19.)

Motif

Speaking earth reveals murder. (Cf. D935, D1610.19.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic objects effect changes in persons. · Magic object gives supernatural information. · view the constellation · filed as D1318.16

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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.

Irish mythCross.

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Magic object picks out guilty man Stone reveals guilt Dead fish reveals guilt Charms indicate guilt. (Cf. D1274.)Magic seed indicates guilt. (Cf. D971.)Blood indicates guilt or innocence. (Cf. D1003.)Divining bones reveal guilt. (Cf. D1013.)Flesh reveals guilt Magic cloth reveals guilt. (Cf. D1051.)Ring reveals guilt. (Cf. D1076.)Ship reveals guilt. (Cf. D1123.)Light reveals guilt. (Cf. D1162)Vessels reveal guilt. (Cf. D1171.)Magic cauldron reveals guilt. (Cf. D1171.2.)Sack of gold retains at will any hand thrust in it. (Cf. D1193.)Mill will not grind stolen wheat. (Cf. D1263.)

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Earth speaks. (Cf. D935, D1318.16.)Magic earth (soil)

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