38 motifs match “fetter”  ·  back to the chapters

• Fettered monster's escape at end of world. Giant, or monster, is fettered in depths of the earth. His movement causes earthquakes. When he succeeds in freeing himself from the fetters and escapes, the world will end. A1070
• Fettering of underground monster. A1071
• Underground monster fettered by trick. Is persuaded to try on fetters. (Sometimes told of fettering Satan, who plays same role.) A1071.1
• Forging of chain for fettered monster. Smiths hit once in three or four times on the bare anvil. All of these blows go to forging chains for the monster (devil). A1071.2
• Form of fettered monster. A1072
• Fettered monster in human form. A1072.1
• Fettered monster as ferocious animal. A1072.2
• Fettered monster as snake. A1072.3
• Fettered monster as dragon. A1072.4
• Fettered monster's captivity. A1074
• Monster fettered with sword just out of reach. If he reaches it he will free himself. A1074.1
• Fettered monster's vain attempt to reach sword with man's help. Could he reach it he would escape. A1074.2
• Fettered monster questions visitor. He asks "Are lambs still being produced?" or the like; i.e. is nature still normal? He must remain fettered till he hears that nature's laws no longer hold. A1074.3
• Fettered monster preyed upon by vulture. Cf. Prometheus. A1074.4
• Fettered monster kept just out of reach of water. The water is always drunk by vulture as he is ready to take it. A1074.5
• Fettered monster vainly loosens his stake. Each time he loosens it, it is driven in the ground. A1074.6
• Fettered monster's weakened chains renewed by supernatural power. Are almost licked in two by dog but then renewed. A1074.7
• Fettered monster's weakened chains renewed by stroke of a smith. (Cf. A1071.2.) A1074.8
• All fetters loosed on the night of Christ's Nativity. D1395.8
• Limbs of dead fettered to prevent return. E431.5
• Extraordinary fetter. F864
• Fetter for Fenris wolf. Made of sound caused by the footfall of cats, beards of women, roots of mountains, sinews of bears, breath of fish, and spittle of birds. F864.1
• Fetter for Loki. F864.2
• Sea fettered. F931.8
• Escape by cutting fetters on stones, etc. K649.11
• Deception into allowing oneself to be fettered. K713
• Key (to fetters) found in fish. N211.1.2
• Punishment: fettering. Q434
• Adulteress and paramour fettered. (Cf. Q241.) Q434.1
• War prisoners fettered. Q434.2
• Fettering to oak. Q434.3
• Man fettered with the entrails of his own sons as punishment for treachery. (Cf. Q261.) Q469.7.1
• Abducted princess fettered in hall with 100 doors. Bridal bed for her and giant in the midst. (Cf. R111.2.3.) R41.5
• Princess rescued from giant's cave where she is fettered to a chair by the hair. (Cf. R41.5.) R111.2.3
• Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters. (Cf. R165.) R121.6
• Mother rescues fettered son. R153.4.1
• Prayer unfastens boy's fetters. (Cf. R211.) V53.1
• Angel looses man's fetters. (Cf. R121.) V232.4