Witch may be recognized after death by great weight of corpse. (Cf. E400.)

Motif

Witch may be recognized after death by great weight of corpse. (Cf. E400.)

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Recognition of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G259.4

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.

U.S.Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Witch recognition – miscellaneous methods.

Filed beside it

Witch recognized by looking in or through magic object Witch recognized by odor. (Cf. G303.4.8.1, G303.6.3.4.)Witch may be recognized by absence of bleeding when she is pricked with pins Witch stretches out her hand and brings water from ocean without getting out of her bed; is recognized

Travels with

Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous

wander