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• Weapons of the gods. A157
• Thunderweapon. Stone weapons (axes) brought down by thunderbolt (from Thunder God). A157.1
• Extraordinary weapons of culture hero. A524.2
• River in hell filled with weapons. A671.2.2.2
• Sun has weapons of iron to repel enemies. A739.9
• Moon has wooden weapons, therefore vulnerable. A759.1
• Indentions on rock from weapons (limbs) of robbers through power of saint. A972.3.1.1
• Indentions on rocks from weapons, knees, and elbows (of persons slain by hero). A972.5.4
• Thunder from clashing weapons of warring spirits in sky. A1142.6.1
• Iron at first was made for food, not for weapons. A1432.1.1
• Acquisition of weapons. A1459.1
• Dragon cannot be killed with weapons. B11.12.1
• Dragon which cannot be killed with weapons is kicked in vulnerable spot. B11.12.1.1
• Weapons made from bones of helpful horse. B338
• Tabu: women not to touch man's weapons. (Cf. C835.2.) C181.3
• Tabu: seeing dead man not killed by weapons. C319.2
• Tabus concerning weapons. C835.2
• Tabu: reddening weapons without satiety. C835.2.5
• Transformation: stones to weapons. D452.1.11
• Transformation: woman to fly so as to help hero pick out weapons from among many. D659.14
• Magic weapons. D1080
• Magic quilt protects wearer from demons and human weapons. (Cf. D1167.) D1385.23
• Weapons magically venomous. (Cf. D1080.) D1402.7.0.1
• Magic garment makes weapons useless. (Cf. D1052.) D1414.5
• Weapons weep as warning to master. (Cf. D1080.) D1618.4
• Invisible weapons. (Cf. D1080.) D1655.1
• Invulnerability from weapons. D1841.5
• Man proof against weapons. D1841.5.1
• Magic animal proof against weapons. D1841.5.2
• Weapons magically dulled. D2086
• Weapons magically blown out of enemies' hands. D2086.3
• Man makes all of iron in enemy's storehouse disappear so weapons cannot be made. D2089.1
• Horse and weapons needed by hero are provided after incense is offered to Nandia, the Bull. D2107.1
• Broken weapons magically restored. (Cf. D1080, F1098, H1023.8.) D2163.1
• Dwarf prevented from getting into his stone before sunrise till he promises to do what hero demands (especially forge weapons). (Cf. D451.3.4.2, D451.4.1.12, F451.5.2.13.) F451.3.2.1.1
• Dwarfs curse weapons and treasures which they are forced to give (or which the receiver does not appreciate). F451.5.2.13
• Dwarfs make weapons and other precious objects for the gods. (Cf. F451.3.4.2.) F451.10.4
• Giant's enormous weapons. F531.4.5
• Little soldiers with officer on rabbit (long needles and knives for weapons). F535.2.8
• Strong hero tests weapons. Breaks first swords. F611.3.3
• Strong hero wields many weapons at once. F628.5
• Extraordinary weapons. F830
• Other extraordinary weapons. F839
• Chariots, stones, weapons join in keen at hero's death. F994.2
• Weapons confined by flying nets of hair in furious battle. F1084.0.2
• Warriors use teeth after they exhaust weapons. F1084.2
• Recognition of reincarnated person by ability to identify former weapons. H19.1.1
• Identification by weapons. H125
• Hero, despising weapons, fights with fists alone. J246.2
• Destruction of enemy's weapons. J621
• Foolishness of surrendering weapons. J642
• Combat won by means of substituted weapons. K97.2
• Deception by hiding weapons. K818.4
• Concealed weapons in food basket sent king: kills servant who opens it. K929.11
• Feigned ignorance about the whereabouts of hero's weapons and horse in order to keep him as monk. K1792.2
• Warriors whitewash weapons thus disguising identity of one of their number who bears white-handled battle-axe. K1839.6
• Weapons disguised permit entry to enemies' camp. K2357.5
• Vow never to give more than one blow in a fight and never to beat a fallen enemy nor take his weapons. M166.1
• Devil as helper of robber refuses to let women's ornaments be stolen. They are his own weapons. M212.1
• Prophecy: weapons with which man is killed will recount deed to his son. M359.1
• Curse given to negate good wish. Odin gives man life three times the normal; Thor ordains that in each he is to commit crime. Odin gives him the choicest weapons; Thor denies him landed property, etc. M416
• Accidental death of father from fall into the fire when taking down weapons for his son. N339.8.1
• Dying man asks friends to let his son inherit his friendship together with his father's weapons. P310.4.1
• Weapons. P553
• Poisoned weapons. P553.1
• First to reach field of combat has choice of weapons. P557.4.1
• Choice of weapons alternates each succeeding day. P557.4.3
• Princess hangs up weapons of dead lover as continual reminder. T85.2
• Weapons and horses procured for boy at his birth. T602
• Precocious young child demands weapons. (Cf. T617.1.) T615.5
• Future hero as child isolated from world kills increasingly larger game with superior weapons. T617.1
• Worship of weapons. V1.9.2