Magic rescue of prisoner from mound. (Cf. R45.)

Motif

Magic rescue of prisoner from mound. (Cf. R45.)

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescue of captive. · view the constellation · filed as R112

Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish mythCross
SpanishEspinosa III No. 140
IndiaThompson-Balys.
general *Fb "höj" I 740b

Within the index

Filed under Rescue of captive.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Three blasts on horn before sunrise to rescue prisoner from mound Riding three times around hill to free captive confined within Rescue of prisoners from fairy stronghold

Filed beside it

Goddess delivers and restores goods of man thrown into jail Rescue of captive maiden. (Cf. H1385.1, R10.1.)King transformed to parrot frees captured parrots. (Cf. D641.)Rescue from robbers' den. (Cf. R111.1.2.)Rescue from being burned. (Cf. R175.)Means of rescue from prison Miraculous rescue Boon granted after prayer and widow's son is released from prison

Travels with

Captivity in mound (cave, hollow hill)

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