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Magic manifestation at execution proves innocence.

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

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“At length he thought of a way, and said to the King, " Everything which she has about her is of gold — tables, chairs, dishes, glasses, bowls, and household furniture. Among thy treasures are five tons of gold ; let one of the goldsmiths of the kingdom work thetse up into all manner of vessels and utensils, into all kinds of birds, wild beasts and strange animals, such as may please her, and we will go there with them and try our luck."”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 6 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • IrishBeal XXI 316
  • GermanGrimm Nos. 3, 6, 120
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller.
  • general Types 451, 710
Within the index

Filed under Test of guilt or innocence.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Sword magically changed to wood when executioner is to decapitate innocent personGallows rope breaks when innocent person is hangedGrass refuses to grow: indication of innocence of man hanged there. (Cf. E631.2, F974.)Ineradicable handprint as indication of innocence. (Cf. D1654.3.)
Filed beside it
Guilt or innocence of souls tested by bridgeCriminal detected by having child hand knife to himIndications of innocenceDecision made by contestTrial by combat. Guilt or innocence established in judicial combat
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Heaven. A blissful upper worldBanishment from heaven for breaking tabuPerson in magic sleep surrounded by protecting hedgeResidence in a treeDevil travels in coach drawn by four blood-red horses, the hoofs of which strike fire from the pavementSuitors assigned questsAdventures from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird). (Guiding Beast.)Punishment: burning aliveAngelsStubbornness
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