Magic object voluntarily restored to giver

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Magic object voluntarily restored to giver.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Ownership of magic objects. · Loss of magic object. · view the constellation · filed as D878

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.

Within the index

Filed under Loss of magic object.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Magic sword returned to lake whence it was received. Taken back by lake spirit. (Excalibur). (Cf. D813.1.1.)Magic sword thrown into lake by dying hero

Filed beside it

Death to follow loss of magic object Loss of magic object causes madness Magic object stolen Magic object taken away by force Magic object mysteriously disappears Magic jewel carried off by bird. This happens when the jewel is examined by daylight. (Cf. D861.7.)Magic object destroyed Magic object mysteriously disappears Magic object returns to original place Magic object traded away Magic treasure animal killed. (Goose that laid the golden egg)Magic object loses power by overuse

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