Enemy induced to give up siege by making it look as if the besieged have got reinforcement — Mythoi

Motif

Enemy induced to give up siege by making it look as if the besieged have got reinforcement.

Deceptions. · Other deceptions. · Military strategy. · view the constellation · filed as K2368.4

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Enemy deceived into overestimating opponents: retreat. (Cf. K548.)

Filed beside it

Sound of artillery is simulated to overawe enemy Sounds of mock battle scare away attacking force Sham doctor prescribes medicine for king's army; they fall ill; invading army, seeing multitudes being carried away in litters, flee, thinking there is a plague

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