Magic wand kills. (Cf. D1254.1.)

Motif

Magic wand kills. (Cf. D1254.1.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object gives power over other persons. · Magic object overcomes person. · view the constellation · filed as D1402.10

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 5656._SWEETHEAIIT ROLAND.

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 MacCulloch Childhood 205
general N. Am. Indian (Passamaquoddy): Leland 127, (Chilcotin): Farrand JE II 44 No. 30, (Kwakiutl): Boas and Hunt JE III 356, (Bella Coola): Boas JE I 54.

Within the index

Filed under Magic object kills.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Stick, become a sword, flies through air to kill ferocious animal-guardians of extraordinary lotus. (Cf. D1094, D1254.)Rod from magic hazel-tree kills snake immediately. (Cf. D956.) (Cf. D950.1, A2711.4.1.)

Filed beside it

Magic object burns person up Magic object causes person to be drowned. (Cf. D1402.13.2.)Magic plant kills. (Cf. D965.)Magic hair in man's eyebrow kills all who see it. (Cf. D991.)Magic part of animal kills Magic fire kills. (Cf. D1271.)Nessus-shirt. Magic shirt burns wearer up. (Cf. D1056.)Magic bracelet kills man. (Cf. D1074.)Magic weapon kills. (Cf. D1080.)Magic breath kills. (Cf. D1005.)Magic door catches bear so that he is burned to death. (Cf. D1146.)Magic song kills person. (Cf. D1275.)Magic ring kills. (Cf. D1076.)Druid's spells kill Christian king. (Cf. D1273.)Magic circle of saliva kills dragon. (Cf. D1001, D1272.)Magic poem (satire) causes king to waste away. (Cf. D1275.4.)

Travels with

Magic wand Wands of life and death. Pointed with one end, kill; with the other, resuscitate. (Cf. D1254.1, D1402.10.)

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