Parts of slain animals as token of slaying

Motif

Parts of slain animals as token of slaying.

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Identification by tokens. · Identification by matching parts of divided token. · view the constellation · filed as H105

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 7
India *Thompson-Balys
N. Am. Indian (Seneca) Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 343 No. 59.
general *Hartland Perseus III 207
general *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 242b. nn. 37–47

Within the index

Filed under Identification by matching parts of divided token.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Dragon-tongue proof. Dragon slayer cuts out the tongues and uses them later to prove his identity as slayer Tongue as proof that man has been murdered Arm of monster kept as token of innocence of dog. Scottish: Campbell-McKay Head of monster as token (proof) of slaying Ears, fingers and noses of demons cut off as proof of killing them Identification between lovers by matching claw and leg of dragon Sex organs of enemy as proof of slaying

Filed beside it

Identification by broken weapon. Point of weapon broken off. Later found to match rest of weapon Identification by indenture. Each of two persons keeps his half of a contract which has been torn in two. Fitting of the halves brings about recognition Pieces taken from flags serve to identify Identification by severed limbs. (Cf. also H105.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Rescue tokens. Proof that hero has succeeded in rescue. (Cf. H105, H105.1, H105.2.)

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