Murdered boy still sings "Ave" after his death. (Chaucer's Prioress's Tale.) — Mythoi

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Murdered boy still sings "Ave" after his death. (Chaucer's Prioress's Tale.)

Religion. · Sacred persons. · The Virgin Mary. · view the constellation · filed as V254.7

Cited in the index

general **Brown PMLA XXI 486ff.
general Ward II 656, 697 and passim
general Herbert III 528
general Wells Catalogue of Romances 166 (Vernon Miracles).

Within the index

Filed under Efficacy of saying "Aves".

1 finer motif beneath it

Criminal who said "Ave" beheaded. His head calls repeatedly, "Ave Maria"

Filed beside it

Saying of "Aves" obliterates sin Ship in storm saved because of sailors' "Ave Maria". (Cf. D2141.1.) "Ave" on the tongue. Because of faithfulness in saying "Aves" the words are found imprinted on the dead man's tongue. (Cf. V86.2.) Devil exorcised by "Ave" Nun forgets to hail Mary and goes into the world to sin Joseph and Mary threaten to leave heaven when the man who has always prayed to them is refused admittance Virgin Mary will not let devil (authorities) take robber noble who daily says "Ave" Virgin forbids devil to take robber as long as he continues to say two "Aves" daily

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Christian child killed to furnish blood for Jewish rite. (Hugh of Lincoln.) (Cf. V254.7.)

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