Magic paralysis. Person or thing rendered helpless. (Cf. D1410.)

Motif

Magic paralysis. Person or thing rendered helpless. (Cf. D1410.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Destructive magic powers. · Bewitching. · view the constellation · filed as D2072

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Scholars’ trail — 12references

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.

IcelandicGöngu-Hrólfs saga 242, Boberg
SwissJegerlehner Oberwallis 300 No. 10
Missouri FrenchCarrière
IndiaThompson-Balys.
general *Type 952
general *BP III 453
general Chauvin V 16 n. 2
general Tawney I 408, 417, 458
general *Fb "stjæle" III 575a
general Kittredge Witchcraft 201f. nn. 104–110
general Alphabet 624
general *Loomis White Magic 56f. – Irish myth: Cross

Within the index

Filed under Bewitching. (Cf. D5, G200.)

11 finer motifs beneath it

Sword made magically helpless Animal rendered immovable Ship held back by magic. (Cf. D1419.3, F302.3.1.2, F402.1.13.)Bird overpowered by stepping on his shadow. Drops the stolen meat Person paralyzed. (Cf. D5.1, G256.3, G257.)Magic paralysis by Evil Eye. (Cf. D2071.)Magic paralysis by curse Magic paralysis caused by saint Magic prevention of performance of task. (Cf. H970.)Robber-proof house: thieves are petrified when they enter house for unlawful purposes; are fed and welcomed, otherwise Paralysis by singing magic song

Filed beside it

Magic hair-ball used for bewitching. (Cf. D991.3, D1274.1.)Evil Eye. Bewitching by means of a glance Attracting by magic Saint magically causes druids to bless instead of curse Imprisoning by magic Other forms of bewitching

Travels with

Magic object renders person helpless Magic paralysis drawn down on foe. (Cf. D2072.)Witch bewitches objects. (Cf. D2072, D2081, D2087.1, D2071.0.2.)

Carried in tale types

The King and the Soldier · ATU 9521 recorded variant

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