Person led astray by Will-o'-the-Wisp turns garment inside out. Will-o'-the-Wisp exorcised. (Cf. F369.7, F385.1.)

Motif

Person led astray by Will-o'-the-Wisp turns garment inside out. Will-o'-the-Wisp exorcised. (Cf. F369.7, F385.1.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Other spirits and demons. · view the constellation · filed as F491.3.1

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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.

England*Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Will-o'-the-Wisp exorcised.

Filed beside it

Power of Will-o'-the-Wisp over person neutralized if person sticks his knife into the ground Steel protects person from Will-o'-the-Wisp

Travels with

Fairies lead travelers astray. (Cf. E272.10, F401.3, F491.1.)Fairy spell averted by turning coat. This is supposed to reverse the spell

wander