Man killed with sword, which he himself is tricked into passing to captured enemy

Motif

Man killed with sword, which he himself is tricked into passing to captured enemy.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception into trickster's power. · view the constellation · filed as K818.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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Icelandic*Boberg.
general Herrmann Saxo II 197–98

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Filed under Victim persuaded to disarm. Killed.

Filed beside it

Giantess killed with the spear she herself has given hero Victim's arrows made harmless Deception by hiding weapons

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