24 motifs match “circle”  ·  back to the chapters

• Land of the saints surrounded by fiery circle. A661.0.10
• Wooden circles that were the sun and moon animated after human sacrifice of blood. A714.8
• Seven seas encircle the world. A872.1
• Dragon encircles city with its tail. B11.2.8.1
• Magic circle. D1272
• Magic circle protects from devil. (Cf. D1272.) D1381.11
• Magic circle protects from wild animals. D1381.11.1
• Magic circle protects from ghosts. (Cf. D1272.) D1381.11.2
• Magic circle averts sorcery. (Cf. D1272.) D1385.7
• Magic circle of saliva kills dragon. (Cf. D1001, D1272.) D1402.14
• Magic circle prevents escape. (Cf. D1272.) D1417.1
• Magic circle keeps herd within it. (Cf. D1272.) D1446.5
• Magic circle prevents disease. (Cf. D1272.) D1500.2.4
• Wild hunt avoided by staying within circle. (Cf. D1272.) E501.17.5.5
• Water-spirit turns boat in circle. F420.5.2.7
• Dwarfs cannot harm mortal with circle drawn around him. F451.3.2.3
• Devil cannot enter magic circle made to keep him out. (Cf. D1381.11.) G303.16.19.15
• One contestant chooses straight path through stones; other circles about and wins. J2119.2.2
• Devil cheated by having priest draw a sacred circle about the intended victim. K218.1
• Sitting in a circle of feasts. P338
• Battle-pen. Warriors fight in circle around leader. P552.1
• Thieves who attempt to steal from churches or shrines are miraculously rendered powerless to get out, and walk in a circle. Q222.5.4
• Mill horse when taken to war keeps going in a circle, as he has learned in the mill. U137
• Lie: round river: runs in circle without outlet. X1547.1