Witch flies through air on broomstick

Motif

Witch flies through air on broomstick.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Habits of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G242.1

Scholars’ trail — 9references

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.

Icelandic*Boberg
Finnish-SwedishWessman 81f. Nos. 675, 683
FinnishAarne FFC XXXIII 48 No. 106
EstonianAarne FFC XXV 138 No. 106
LithuanianBalys Index No. 3651
SpanishEspinosa Jr. No. 156.
general Kittredge Witchcraft 243, 547 n. 33
general Fb "lime" II 430, "limeskaft" II 430f.
general England, Scotland, Wales, U.S.: Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Witch flies through air.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Witch smears fat on brooms in preparation for flight Witch rides stalk of broom (ragwort)

Filed beside it

Witch flies as whirlwind Witch flies through air on leaf Witches ride tree through the air Other objects that bear witches aloft Witches use magic aids for flying. (Cf. D1531, G242.1.1.)Person flying with witches makes mistake and falls Person imitates witch by putting ointment in eye: eye blinded. (Cf. F361.3.)

Travels with

Witch enters and leaves house by chimney. (Cf. F275, G242.1.)

wander