Sign of the cross marked on bewitched object breaks witch spell. (Cf. G273.1.)

Motif

Sign of the cross marked on bewitched object breaks witch spell. (Cf. G273.1.)

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Witch overcome or escaped. · view the constellation · filed as G271.2.1

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.

IcelandicBoberg.

Within the index

Filed under Witch exorcised by use of religious ceremony, object, or charm. (Cf. D2176.3.2.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Cross marked on horn and forehead of cow causes bewitched cow to give normal amount of milk

Filed beside it

Witch exorcised by holy water Name of deity breaks witch's spell Priestly exorcism for witch Bible used in exorcism of witch Dust from communion table breaks spell

Travels with

Witch powerless when one makes sign of cross. (Cf. G271.2.1.)

wander