Land made magically fertile. (Cf. D1563, D2081, F349.4, F733.)

Motif

Land made magically fertile. (Cf. D1563, D2081, F349.4, F733.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · Miscellaneous magical manifestations. · view the constellation · filed as D2157.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Spanish Boggs FFC XC 85 No. 750B
India Thompson-Balys.
general Dickson 122 nn. 69, 70
general *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 145
general Loomis White Magic 82

Within the index

Filed under Magic control of soil and crops.

1 finer motif beneath it

Saint scratches surface of earth with his spear and treasures of gold and silver are revealed

Filed beside it

Magic quick growth of crops Withered and dead trees suddenly blossom at saint's command Miraculous speedy growth of a tree Poor soil transformed into lovely garden overnight Field cultivated and sowed by magic

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Magic object controls condition of soil Land made magically sterile. (Cf. D1563.) Fairy promises abundant crops, etc., to mortal Fruitful island

Carried in tale types

The Mother who Did not Bear Me but Nourished Me · ATU 713 4 recorded variants

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