Headless man lives four (seven) years. (Cf. Q551.8.5.)

Motif

Headless man lives four (seven) years. (Cf. Q551.8.5.)

The dead. · The soul. · Vital bodily members. · view the constellation · filed as E783.7

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 Vital head. Retains life after being cut off. (Cf. D992, F511.)

Filed beside it

Head cut off and successfully replaced Severed head regrows Severed head reddens and whitens Severed head opens eyes Vital head speaks Headless body vital Dead head grateful for burying it

Travels with

Head falls off when man lies to saint. (Cf. Q263.)

wander