Princess builds tower of skulls of unsuccessful suitors

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Princess builds tower of skulls of unsuccessful suitors.

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Murders. · view the constellation · filed as S110.3

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IndiaThompson-Balys.
general Malone PMLA XLIII 414

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Princess makes necklace of heads of unsuccessful suitors

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Old people killed in famine Man kills all guests, hoping some day to kill rival Prince resolves to drive relatives from his domain. Kills many Murderer kills all who come to certain spot Murder by poisoning Burning to death. (See notes to K955 and Q414.)Murder by strangling. See references to Q424 Murder by flaying Murder by stabbing Murder by crushing. (Cf. S167.)Death by dragging behind horse Murder by cutting Murder by slamming down chest-lid. Done while victim is looking into the chest Flogging to death. (Cf. Q458.2.)Burial alive Immolation

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