Silver bullet protects against giants, ghosts, and witches. (Cf. D1096.3.)

Motif

Silver bullet protects against giants, ghosts, and witches. (Cf. D1096.3.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object protects. · view the constellation · filed as D1385.4

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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.

North CarolinaBrown Collection I 644.
general Fb "sølvknap", "sølvkugle". Japanese: Ikeda

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Filed under Magic object protects from evil spirits.

1 finer motif beneath it

Witch shot dead with bullet of salt. (Cf. D1096.3.)

Filed beside it

Earth from saint's grave expels demons. (Cf. D935, V220.)Plant as antidote to spells and enchantments. (Cf. D965.)Marriage ring protects from devil. (Cf. D1076.)Metal as defense against spirits. (Cf. D1252.)Magic salve protects from enchantment. (Cf. D1244.)Magic circle averts sorcery. (Cf. D1272.)Saint's bachall keeps off monsters and ghosts. (Cf. D1277.)Magic horseshoe keeps off devils, trolls, and witches. (Cf. D1286.)Wheel buried in doorstep to prevent deviltry. (Cf. D1207.)Churchyard mould in hat prevents witchery. (Cf. D1278.1.)Magic bell disperses demons. (Cf. D1213.)Charm prevents witchcraft. (Cf. D1273.)Milk of two king's children protects hero in dragon fight. (Cf. B11.11, D1043.)Holy water and mass prevent demons alighting on grave. (Cf. D1242.1.2.)Magic hymn protects against demons and vices. (Cf. D1275.3.)Magic measurement protects against devil. (Cf. D1273.4, D1389.10, F950.3.)

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Magic bullet Devil shot with silver bullet. (Cf. D1385.4.)

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