King given sleeping potion and then beheaded in his bed by his wife

Motif

King given sleeping potion and then beheaded in his bed by his wife.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception by narcotic (intoxication). · view the constellation · filed as K873.1

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Icelandic*Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Fatal deception by giving narcotic.

Filed beside it

Groom murdered, while watchmen and bride are brought to sleep by music Boy makes adversary insensible by substituting opium for half of tobacco in pipe Drug introduced into half of fruit from enemy's fingernail where it has been hidden

Travels with

Man murdered at his wife's side. (Cf. K873.1.)

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