39 motifs match “guarded”  ·  back to the chapters

• Gate of heaven guarded by clap of thunder and mysterious sword. A661.0.1.1
• Doors of heaven guarded by rivers of fire. A661.0.1.1.1
• Sandalwood tree is guarded by dragon with venomous breath. B11.6.10
• Magic spring guarded by demons (monsters). D927.2
• Magic spring guarded by druids. D927.2.1
• Magic tree guarded by serpent (dragon) coiled around its roots. D950.0.1
• Magic tree guarded by giant ogre. D950.0.1.1
• Entrance to other world guarded by monsters (or animals). F150.2
• Entrance to otherworld guarded by giant (champion). F150.2.1
• Entrance to otherworld guarded by spirits. F150.2.2
• Entrance to otherworld guarded by north and south winds. F150.2.3
• Bridge to otherworld guarded by animals. F152.0.1
• Castle guarded by beasts. F771.5.1
• Castle guarded by giants (ogres). F771.5.2
• Wonderful birds guarded by monster. G375
• Task: stealing cattle which are guarded by a marvelous dog. H1151.8
• Task: bringing branch from tree guarded by ghosts. H1151.10
• Task: stealing pears from ingeniously guarded garden. H1151.10.1
• Task: stealing three pearls from king's heavily guarded treasury. H1151.13.5
• Quest over path guarded by dangerous animals. H1236.2
• Quest over path guarded by hags. H1236.3
• Quest over path guarded by giant. H1236.4
• Quest for berries from tree guarded by giants. H1333.3.3
• Quest for branches of tree guarded by dragon. H1333.6
• Fear test: passing through door guarded by savage hound and armed soldier. H1423.1
• Master thief. Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness. K301
• Thief dressed half white, half black. His father's corpse is guarded by twenty knights in black and twenty in white. By disguising he steals back the corpse. K311.0.1
• Entry by master thief into closely guarded city in wood-gatherer's basket. K312.2
• Tunnel entrance to guarded maiden's chamber. K1344
• Lover visits guarded maiden while harper puts mother to sleep. K1349.4
• Adventurer on otherworld island sees great hornless oxen guarded by giant: tries to frighten them. "Why dost thou frighten the stilly calves?" says the huge herdsman. "Where are the dams of these calves?" asks the adventurer. "They are on the other side of yonder mountain," said he. So he went thence. K1784.2
• Treasure guarded by magic object. (Cf. D1560.) N581
• Treasure guarded by magic millstone. N581.1
• Girl carefully guarded from suitors. T50.1
• Girl carefully guarded by mother. (Cf. K1349.4.) T50.1.1
• Girl carefully guarded by father. T50.1.2
• Girl carefully guarded from suitors by hag. T50.1.3
• Guarded maiden first seen by hero in church. T381.1
• Guarded maiden first seen by hero in otherworld. T381.1.1