Knives as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1173.)

Motif

Knives as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1173.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Defense against ghosts and the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E434.7

Scholars’ trail — 1 reference (open)

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 Wimberly 255.

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 Ghosts cannot pass crossroads. (Cf. E431.16, E431.17.) Steel as protection against revenants Keys as protection against revenants. (Cf. D1176.) Ghost cannot pass cross or prayerbook. (Cf. D1266.) Candle light protection against ghost Ghost cannot cross new door sill

Travels with

Magic carving knife. (Cf. D1083.) Magic knife (weapon)

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