Wound healed only by person who gave it. (Or by member of his family.) (Cf. D2161.2.)

Motif

Wound healed only by person who gave it. (Or by member of his family.) (Cf. D2161.2.)

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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.

Irish myth*Cross
Icelandic*Boberg.
general *Schoepperle Tristan and Isolt 375ff.

Within the index

Filed under Disease cured by same thing (person) that caused it.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Fairy wounded by mortal is healed only by obtaining mortal's blessing. (Cf. D659.5.)Snake sucks poison from snake bite

Filed beside it

Only one person possesses power to heal certain wound Wound healed by same spear that caused it Healing with hair of dog that bit one Sorrowing father magically restored as lost son approaches. He had lost strength, sight and hearing when son left home Blindness cured by killing snake that caused it

Travels with

Magic cure of wound. (Cf. D1503.)

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