Beheaded man swims. (Cf. E783.)

Motif

Beheaded man swims. (Cf. E783.)

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Other extraordinary events. · view the constellation · filed as F1041.14

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.

North CarolinaBrown Collection I 686.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary physical reactions of persons.

Filed beside it

Neophyte shows no reaction when saint's staff pierces his foot Extraordinary death Horripilation. Hair rises on end in extraordinary fashion from joy, anger, or love Person goes blind from overweeping Person melts away from heat Poison of hydra corrodes the skin Buttons burst as consequence of violent emotion Hair turns gray from terror Extraordinary madness Extraordinary illness Man sweats blood and absorbs hair into head on exertion of strength Laughing and crying at the same time (sundry reasons given)Man perspires in winter while relating fearful vision Biting fingers to see if one is dreaming Inordinate longing. (Cf. D1041.1.4.)Extraordinary physical reaction to anger

Travels with

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

wander