Magic power of dying man's words

Motif

Magic power of dying man's words.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Possession and means of employment of magic powers. · Possession of magic powers. · view the constellation · filed as D1715

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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 *Type 960
general BP II 531
general Krappe Science 216–217. – Icelandic: Völsunga saga ch. 33 (31).

Within the index

Filed under Possession of magic powers. (Cf. D800.)

3 finer motifs beneath it

Magic last wish at death becomes a reality (reincarnation)Dying peasant summons greedy bishop for heavenly funeral; the bishop dies hearing the message Dying man commands cloud to bear message to man's wife

Filed beside it

Magician. (Cf. D1721.)Soothsayer (diviner, oracle, etc.). (Cf. M301.)Magic power of hermit (saint, yogi). (Cf. P426.2.)Magic power of person without sin Magic power of the infirm Magic power of children Special location of magic powers Possession of magic powers – miscellaneous

Carried in tale types

The Sun Brings All to Light · ATU 9601 recorded variant

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