Rescue – miscellaneous motifs.
Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescue – miscellaneous motifs. · view the constellation · filed as R170
Motif
Within the index
8 finer motifs beneath it
Rescue at the stake. (Cf. R151.2, R154.1.1, R164.2, R215.)Executioner miraculously blinded: condemned man savedDemon enclosed in bottle releasedTrue rescuer hidden by girl when he arrives to claim herMortal fights with "Death". (Cf. R169.16.)Horn of Roncevalles. Hero calls aid of waiting soldiers on hornRescued person horrifies rescuers: e.g., they swoon on seeing himKing (prince) returns home (from exile) and rescues his native country