Gallows rope breaks when innocent person is hanged — Mythoi

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Gallows rope breaks when innocent person is hanged.

Tests. · Tests of truth. · Tests of guilt or innocence. · Test of guilt or innocence. · view the constellation · filed as H215.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish O'Suilleabhain 44.

Within the index

Filed under Magic manifestation at execution proves innocence.

Filed beside it

Sword magically changed to wood when executioner is to decapitate innocent person Grass refuses to grow: indication of innocence of man hanged there. (Cf. E631.2, F974.) Ineradicable handprint as indication of innocence. (Cf. D1654.3.)

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