Man carries his head under his arm

Motif

Man carries his head under his arm.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Monstrous persons. · view the constellation · filed as F511.0.4

Scholars’ trail — 4references

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 myth*Cross
Italian NovellaRotunda (F1041.14)
Africa (Kaffir)Theal 51.
general Loomis White Magic 54, 93, 125

Within the index

Filed under Person unusual as to his head. (Cf. F501.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Man cuts off own head and throws it against enemy

Filed beside it

Headless person. (Cf. F401.4, F531.1.2.1.)Person with more than one head Persons whose heads are stone-hammers Man with half a head Beheaded man's head replaced crooked Man with venomous worm in his head Gigantic skull of ancient king discovered Person with animal's head. (Cf. F511.1.3, F526.)Person unusual as to his face Person unusual as to his ears. (Cf. F542.)Person with horns

Travels with

Headless ghost carries head under arm. (Cf. F511.0.4.)

wander