Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters. (Cf. R165.)

Motif

Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters. (Cf. R165.)

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescue of captive. · view the constellation · filed as R121.6

Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

Icelandic*Boberg.
general Alphabet No. 436
general *Loomis White Magic 89, 93

Within the index

Filed under Means of rescue from prison.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Saint appears to captor in vision and demands prisoner's release. (Cf. R165.)Locks marvelously open for person

Filed beside it

Princess pulled through prison window by hand and freed Rescuer impersonates captive and deceives blind guardian while captive escapes House burned (torn) down to deliver man imprisoned in it Ants carry silk threads to prisoner, who makes rope and escapes. They have thread tied to their feet Ariadne-thread. Prisoner given a thread as a clue to find his way out of the labyrinth in which he is being confined Lovers ransomed from prison Fairy mound destroyed to rescue person confined in it Stream carries communication between prisoner and rescuer With her teeth woman files away chain tying up husband

Travels with

Rescue by saint (holy man). (Cf. R121.6.)

wander