163 motifs match “iron” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• God with thick (iron) shoe. A128.5.1
• Virgins with iron rods as guardians of two of the doors in heaven. A661.0.1.5
• Birds made of iron in hell. A671.2.11
• Sun has weapons of iron to repel enemies. A739.9
• Twelve iron pillars steady the earth. A841.3
• Iron created to punish cedar's pride. A978.2
• The four ages of the world. A development of the present order through four stages or periods, the golden, silver, bronze, and iron ages, or the like. A1101
• Acquisition of livable environment. A1410
• Origin of iron. A1432.1
• Iron at first was made for food, not for weapons. A1432.1.1
• Tortoise cursed for going under water while ferrying rice-goddess: people will be able to kill it with iron-made spears. A2231.7.3
• Cricket hears water hiss on hot iron: learns his song. (Cf. A2426.3.4.) A2272.1.2
• Garden warbler hears smith beat iron: learns his song. (Cf. A2426.2.2.) A2272.1.3
• Christ puts knots in wood. Peter, angry at carpenters wants Christ to have iron knots in wood. Christ does make hard knots but not iron. (Cf. A2755.4.) A2738
• Animal with snout of iron. B15.5.2
• Animal with hair of iron pins. B15.7.10.2
• Bird with beak of iron. B15.7.13.1
• Destructive locusts (with wings of iron) eat wheat crop. B16.6.3
• Tabu: touching with iron. C531
• Umbilical cord not to be cut with iron. C531.1
• Tabu: working iron under direct rays of sun. C842.1
• Tabu: hiding iron. C899.1
• Transformation: iron in axe to silver. D475.3.4
• Bacon changed to iron. D476.3.2
• Transformation: iron tools to earth. D479.2
• Transformation: basket of things to iron. D479.5
• Magic chain (iron). D1251
• Iron chain made by magic. D1251.1
• Magic iron. D1252.1.1
• Arrow shot into air discovers iron pit. D1314.1.6
• Magic (iron) glove gives strength. (Cf. D1066.1.) D1335.3
• Magic drug gives immunity from fire and iron. D1344.2.1
• Magic iron measure for wishing. D1470.1.47
• Magic root snaps bars of iron in two. (Cf. D1564.) D1562.7
• Magic hair cuts down iron tree. (Cf. D991.) D1564.4.2
• Smith forges iron man, who helps him. D1620.1.3
• Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures. D1663.4
• Iron blessed by saint incapable of wounding. (Cf. D1080, V220.) D1674
• Magician's disciples eat magic iron. D1721.5
• Man proof against iron, stone, and wood. D1841.1
• Red hot iron carried with the bare hands without harm to the saint. D1841.3.2.3
• Man makes all of iron in enemy's storehouse disappear so weapons cannot be made. D2089.1
• Ghost unlaid until iron he hid in life is found. E415.1.1
• Coffin with iron band made to keep corpse from returning as tiger. E431.20
• Ghost laid by burial outside village on far side of stream, with four iron nails driven into the corners of the grave. E442.2
• Glowing beds of dead. Youth in land of dead puts staff into one of the beds. The iron glows and the wood burns. E487
• Ghost rides heavy iron chest. E581.5
• Reincarnation as ball (of gold and iron). E637
• Iron chain hanging from heaven. F51.1.6
• Otherworld surrounded by seven walls and locks of iron and doors of iron. F148.5
• Hogs with bath of molten lead (iron) in otherworld. F167.11.2
• Fairy's iron arms. F231.1.1
• Fairies chase man who dares them to come chase him. He barely gets home ahead of them; they drive iron javelin through iron-covered door. (Cf. C20.) F361.17.8
• Iron powerful against fairies. F384.3
• Dwarf cave closed by iron doors. F451.4.3.1
• Person with iron head. F511.0.3.1
• Man of iron. F521.3.2
• Man with one side of stone (iron). F525.1.1
• Giantess with iron nails. F531.1.6.1.1
• Giant with iron club as weapon. F531.4.5.1
• Giant with iron bar as weapon. F531.4.5.2
• Eyes impervious to iron lances. F541.10
• Man with forehead of iron. F545.2.4
• Voice made rough by swallowing hot iron. F556.1
• Voice made smooth by swallowing hot iron. F556.1.1
• Iron-eating tribe. F561.8
• Strong hero struck by smith from iron. F611.1.12
• Precocious hero crushes iron wall with fists. F611.3.2.3
• Strong man: breaker of iron. (Cf. X946.) F625
• Hero drives spear through seven iron plates. F625.1
• Remarkable thrower of iron. F636.1
• City protected by red-hot iron floor around it. F767.2
• Nimrod's multiple throne. Seven thrones on top of one another. Stone, cedar, iron, copper, silver, gold, precious stones. F785.2
• Seven forts – river, iron, mud, cow-dung, brick, stone, wood. F789.1
• Artificial heavens. Placed on pillars of iron. Seven heavens. (1) glass, sun, moon, stars, (2) iron with lake in it, (3) tin with precious stones rolling about (thunder), (4) lead, (5) copper, (6) silver, (7) gold. F792
• Iron tree. F811.1.9
• Diamond does not break when struck with sledge hammer; penetrates iron instead. F826.3
• Iron club so heavy that five men can hardly lift it. F835.2.1
• Iron boat. F841.1.13
• Series of enclosed coffins. Coffins of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, and wood, each inside the other. (Cf. F852.1.1.) F852.4
• Bath of molten lead (iron). F872.5
• Iron bands around heart to keep it from breaking. When master is disenchanted, bands around heart of faithful servant snap one by one. F875
• Fighting stars melt iron chariots. F961.2.6
• King of cats killed by glowing mass of iron thrown by saint. F981.7
• Person vomits iron. F1041.20
• Men with iron claws eat girl. G88.1
• Witch with iron teeth. G214.2
• Witch with iron members. G219.1
• Witch's hair on horse becomes iron. G265.3.1
• Witch kept under control by means of a magic iron nail driven in her head. G272.14
• Devil strikes man dead with iron bar. Two men are fighting and devil thus kills one of them. G303.20.3
• Ogre killed with his own iron bar. G519.2
• Giant ogre tricked into running round a tree the branches of which catch the strokes of his iron bar, until he falls down dead. G519.5
• Recognition by unique ability to break iron apple with first stone cast. H31.6
• Ordeal by hot iron. H221.2
• Ordeal: virgin to pull on hot iron and name men. Only with guilty will she and he be burnt. H221.2.1
• Ordeal by red-hot iron applied by druids. H221.2.2
• Suitor contest: throwing iron ball. H331.16.1
• Chastity ordeal: holding hot iron. H412.4.1
• From wooden spring iron bucket makes stones from which water flows. (Metal stick picks stone from eye. If you rub lids with it, tears come.) H765