False tidings of one's own death in order to be able to leave without notice

Motif

False tidings of one's own death in order to be able to leave without notice.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by feigned death (sleep). · view the constellation · filed as K1864

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Deception by feigned death (sleep).

1 finer motif beneath it

False tidings of another's death in order to secure his bride

Filed beside it

Death feigned in order to be carried Death feigned to meet lover Death feigned to learn how soldiers are resuscitated Death feigned to establish reputation of false relic. False resuscitation Death feigned in order to enter land of dead Trickster shams death to get food Deception by pretending sleep

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