24 motifs match “charms”  ·  back to the chapters

• Origin of charms for pregnant women. A1562.1
• Charms indicate guilt. (Cf. D1274.) D1318.3
• Word charms woven in clothing produce love. D1355.18.1
• Charms protect from poison. (Cf. D1273.) D1383.2
• Charms prevent fatigue. (Cf. D1273.) D1384.4
• Charms against theft. (Cf. D1273.) D1389.2
• Woman charms stick of wood so she can hide inside it. (Cf. D956.) D1393.1.1
• Diamond charms serpents into harmlessness. (Cf. D1071.) D1442.11
• Charms prevent barrenness or miscarriage. (Cf. D1273.) D1501.1
• Charms make childbirth easy. (Cf. D1273.) D1501.2
• Charms as antidote for poison. (Cf. D1273.) D1515.2
• Charms as antidote for snakebite. (Cf. D1273, D1515.4.) D1515.2.1
• Charms against elfshot. (Cf. D2066, D1273.) D1516
• Charms control storms. (Cf. D1273.) D1541.0.1
• Charms make soil fertile. (Cf. D1273.) D1563.1.1
• Magic lyre charms stones into their place in building. (Cf. D1231.1.) D1565.2
• Charms to make butter come. (Cf. D1273, D2084.2.5.) D1573
• Dead mother called up from grave to give her son charms. E323.3
• Corpse cannot be laid until after he has confided the secret of magic charms. E451.1.1
• Charms against theft of children by fairies. F321.2
• Charms to cause witch to reveal herself. (Cf. G271.) G257
• Priest preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has fined priest for incontinence. Priest hides and witnesses amorous intrigue between bishop and abbess, hearing bishop refer to the abbess's charms in biblical similes. Priest incorporates overheard references in his introduction to the Mass and is asked for an explanation. Bishop returns his fine. J1211.1.1
• Finger cut because of absorption in the charms of beloved. The person cutting food cannot take his eyes off the man (woman) opposite him. T26.1
• Magic help sent to enemy. Hero sends fairy healing charms to his enemy so that when they resume fighting it cannot be said he wins because of superior care. W215.1