Drops of blood presage slaughter

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Drops of blood presage slaughter.

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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.

Irish mythCross.

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Filed under Prodigy as evil omen.

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Tears of blood as evil omen Two drops of blood in book mean that two have been killed Blood (in dream) as omen of killing Wave of blood as sign of death. (Cf. D1003, E761.1.1.)Washers at the ford. Appearance of female figure washing bloody armor, chariot cushions, or human limb (at ford) as sign of coming disaster in battle. (Cf. A485.1, E761.1, M301.6.1, Z129.2.2.)

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