Fairy transforms self to fly, allows self to be swallowed by woman and reborn as fairy

Motif

Fairy transforms self to fly, allows self to be swallowed by woman and reborn as fairy.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies – miscellaneous motifs. · view the constellation · filed as F392

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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 Malone PMLA XLIII 417.

Within the index

Filed under Fairies – miscellaneous motifs.

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Fairies borrow from mortals Fairy visits among mortals Mortals help fairies Fairy has power to prevent mortal's approach Mortals place selves under protection of fairies Fairy woman exhibits her figure to warriors. Is most beautiful of women Hair burned to summon fairies Other fairy motifs

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