Father and brother accidentally return home just as they are most needed in fight — Mythoi

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Father and brother accidentally return home just as they are most needed in fight.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Other lucky accidents. · Lucky accidents – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as N699.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Other lucky accidents.

Filed beside it

King's son comes home just at his father's funeral, when the heritage has to be divided Companions arrive as hero is about to be killed Orphan gets wife because swollen creek prevents marriage to someone else Boy while cutting trees comes to one which happens to be bound up with the life of an ogre. Ogre bribes him with large fortune not to cut tree Overheard wish is realized

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