Head of beheaded man separated from body (by walking between them) to prevent return. (Cf. E721.1.2.2.)

Motif

Head of beheaded man separated from body (by walking between them) to prevent return. (Cf. E721.1.2.2.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E431.7.2.1

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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 myth*Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Decapitating in order to prevent return.

Travels with

Soul of sleeper prevented from returning by moving the sleeper's body. (Cf E431.7.2.1.)

wander