Skillful axe-man. Cuts down trees with single stroke, and the like — Mythoi

Motif

Skillful axe-man. Cuts down trees with single stroke, and the like.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkable skill. · view the constellation · filed as F666

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.
general *Kittredge Gawain 199 n. 2

Within the index

Filed under Remarkable skill.

1 finer motif beneath it

Skillful axe-man makes spear-shafts with three chippings. Also at the same time sets them into the spear-rings

Filed beside it

Brothers acquire extraordinary skill. Return home and are tested Unskilled man made skillful by saint's blessing Skillful marksman Skillful tailor Skillful smith. (Cf. F271.3.) Skillful flayer Skillful barber Skillful fencer (swordsman) Skillful surgeon Skillful shipbuilder Man can keep together feathers in great wind Skillful painter. Can paint from description of a dream Ingenious carpenter Skillful thief. (Cf. K301.) Skillful tracker Skillful milker

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Lie: skillful axe-man. (Cf. F666.)

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