Ghost light serves as death omen. (Cf. D1812.5.)

Motif

Ghost light serves as death omen. (Cf. D1812.5.)

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Ghosts of objects. · view the constellation · filed as E530.1.6

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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 England, Scotland, U.S., Wales: *Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Ghost-like lights.

Filed beside it

Ghost light follows ghost Ball of fire haunts murderer Ghost light haunts burial spot Ghost light on farm indicates that occupants will move shortly Ghost light indicates impending calamity Ghost light indicates route funeral will take. (Cf. D1825.7.1.)

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