μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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 mythCross
  • Icelandic*Boberg.
  • general Herrmann Saxo 306 n. 2
Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary sword.

1 finer motif beneath it
Sword as mirror
Filed beside it
Sword so heavy that hero must take drink of strength before swinging itSword of Damocles. Sword hung on thin thread immediately above personFiery swordSword cuts everythingSword with poisoned edge. (Cf. F831.3.)Sword with image of wolf or serpentGigantic sword. Sword eight elbow-lengths long and two spans broadDisappearing swordSword with God's name engraved upon it. (Cf. D1766.7.2.)Miraculous sword of Angel of Death

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