29 motifs match “leader”  ·  back to the chapters

• Man transformed to beast becomes leader of herd. B241.3
• Leader of the Wild Hunt. E501.1
• Saint as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.6
• Historic or romantic hero as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.7
• Wild Edric as leader of Wild Hunt. E501.1.7.3
• Woman as leader of wild hunt. Favorites are Herodias, Diana, Frau Holle. E501.1.8
• Herodias as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.8.1
• Artemis as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.8.2
• Hecate as leader of wild hunt. E501.1.8.3
• The Sleeping Army. Soldiers killed in battle come forth on occasions from their resting place (hill, grave, grotto) and march about or send their leader to do so. E502
• Decision of victory by single combat between army leaders. (Cf. H218.) H217.1
• Warriors battle against leader as test of valor. H1561.8
• Test of leadership. H1567
• Frightful meal as test of leadership. H1567.1
• Test of leadership (obedience): swallowing mouse without vomiting. H1567.1.1
• Bad choice between poor and miserly man. Neither makes good leader. J229.6
• Dog leader fears defeat because his forces are of different breeds. Wolves are all of one kind. J1023
• Foolish imitation of leader. J2417
• Company to sing like leader. When his foot is caught in a wheel, they keep repeating his call for help as a song. J2417.1
• To imitate the leader. He slips and all fall to floor. J2417.2
• Two rival parties of fifteen each on ship. When food is exhausted, it is agreed that half the company be thrown overboard, "every ninth man as they stood to be selected." Clever sister of leader of one party arranges men so that enemies are chosen and so drowned. K527.4
• Tiger enticed into pit by being tempted to leap after boar-leader. K735.6
• Dissension aroused in army by casting suspicion on general. A general destroys everything except what belongs to the general of the enemy. Thus he brings about suspicion that the two leaders are in league. K1088
• Wild fawn sent by saint into hostile army, so that all follow it and leader (enemy of saint) is slain. K2351.7
• Enemy leaders invited to banquet and poisoned. (Cf. K871.1.) K2369.12.1
• Coming of religious leader prophesied. (Cf. M300.1.) M363
• Battle-pen. Warriors fight in circle around leader. P552.1
• Man constrained to flee with leader's fiancée resists her blandishments. W34.1
• Shooting off the leader's tail. An old blind bear is being led by a young bear, whose tail the old bear has in his mouth. The hunter shoots off the young bear's tail and seizes it. Thus leads the old bear home. X1124.1