Witch kept under control by means of a magic iron nail driven in her head — Mythoi

Motif

Witch kept under control by means of a magic iron nail driven in her head.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Witch overcome or escaped. · view the constellation · filed as G272.14

Filed across the traditions

North Carolina Brown Collection I 651.

Within the index

Filed under Protection against witches.

Filed beside it

Steel powerful against witches Magic herb protects from witch Knife in bed as protection against witches Fires burnt in streets to ward off witches Protection from witch by spitting Sieve as protection against witches Object across door protects from witch Pouring water on fire from new cup protects from witch Reversing the poker protects from witch Stopped bottle as protection against witches Horseshoe hung up as protection against witches Straws as protection against witch Stone with a hole through it protects against witches. (Hagstone) Witch controlled by means of magic spells Salt protects against witches. (Cf. G271.3, G254.2.) Burning thatch from home of witch protects against witch

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