Murdered man's head will cause earth to burn up or sea to boil: must be carried about. (Cf. D1278.)

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Murdered man's head will cause earth to burn up or sea to boil: must be carried about. (Cf. D1278.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Function of magic objects. · Magic object controls the elements. · view the constellation · filed as D1549.7

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

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Within the index

Filed under Magic object controls elements – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Magic arrow shakes heavens. (Cf. D1092.)Saint's girdle causes tree to fall in right direction. (Cf. D1057.1.)Magic object controls river (lake)Saint's bachall brings down mountain on heads of enemies. (Cf. D1277.)Magic staff draws water from stone. (Cf. D925.1, D1254, D1567.6.)Saint's veil quells volcano. (Cf. D1061.)Magic song drives back flooding sea. (Cf. D1275.)Magic rod causes all waters to turn to blood. (Cf. D1254.2.)Waves answer roar of magic shield. (Cf. D1101.1, D1610.24.)Magic beads break ice jam. (Cf. D1071.1.)

Travels with

Ghoulish charm. Charm made from parts of corpse or things associated with corpse

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