Wagon refuses to move. (Cf. D1113.)

Motif

Wagon refuses to move. (Cf. D1113.)

Magic. · Magic objects. · Characteristics of magic objects. · Other characteristics of magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1654.5

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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.

Irish mythCross.
general *Fb "vogn" III 1078a.

Within the index

Filed under Immovable object.

1 finer motif beneath it

Chariot refuses to move. (Cf. D1114.)

Filed beside it

Magic immovability of saints (or their possessions)Magic stone, hitting object, renders it immovable. (Cf. D931.)Stone (rock) refuses to be moved. (Cf. D931.)Immovable apples. (Cf. C981.1.)Indelible blood. (Cf. D1003.)Immovable weapon Ship refuses to move. (Cf. D1123.)Statues that cannot be removed. (Cf. D1268.)Picture that cannot be removed in ship. (Cf. D1266.2, D1654.6.)Corpse in coffin refuses to be moved in wagon. (Cf. D1654.5, E272.1, E411.0.3.)Bell refuses to be moved. (Cf. D1213.)Paper in hand which none but king can remove. (Cf. D1266.1.)Horse magically becomes immovable. (Cf. B181.)Woman can be lifted only by her lover Severed head cannot be moved from helmet. (Cf. D992.)Door stuck by witchcraft so that it cannot be opened. (Cf. D1146.)

Travels with

Magic wagon Wagon refuses to move because ghost is sitting in it. (Cf. D1113, D1654.5.)Corpse in coffin refuses to be moved in wagon. (Cf. D1654.5, E272.1, E411.0.3.)

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