Ghosts cannot pass crossroads. (Cf. E431.16, E431.17.)

Motif

Ghosts cannot pass crossroads. (Cf. E431.16, E431.17.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E434.4

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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.

general Fb "korsvej" II 277a.

Within the index

Filed under Magic protection against revenants.

Filed beside it

Hiding from ghosts under church bell Hiding from ghosts in pulpit Ghosts cannot cross rapid stream Steel as protection against revenants Keys as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1176.)Knives as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1173.)Ghost cannot pass cross or prayerbook. (Cf. D1266.)Candle light protection against ghost Ghost cannot cross new door sill

Travels with

Burial of suicide to prevent walking. (Cf. E334.7, E411.1.1, E441.)Suicide buried at crossroads. (Cf. E434.4.)Criminals buried at crossroads to prevent walking. (Cf. E434.4.)

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