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- Fiery chains in hell. A671.2.4.7
- Origin of mountain chain. A965
- One mountain in love with another stretches leg out to meet her: origin of a mountain chain. A965.1
- 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
- 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
- Dragon keeps maiden tied with golden chain. B11.10.1
- Hind with gold chain on neck. B105.1
- Magic birds chained in couples. B172.7
- Animals chained in couples. B845.2
- Transformation: chain of arrows to bridge. D469.3
- Transformation by removing chains from neck. D536
- Transformation to swans by taking chains off neck. (Cf. D161.) D536.1
- Disenchantment by putting on (removing) chain from neck. D723
- Disenchantment by putting chain around neck. D723.1
- Disenchantment by removing chain from neck. D723.2
- Magic chain (ornament). D1078
- Magic chain (iron). D1251
- Iron chain made by magic. D1251.1
- Magic chain protects from attack. (Cf. D1078.) D1381.19
Tale types
- ATU 1250 The Human Chain (previously Bringing Water from the Well)
- ATU 201 The Lean Dog Prefers Liberty to Abundant Food and a Chain
- ATU 2014 Chains Involving Contradictions or Extremes
- ATU 2031A The Esdras Chain: Stronger and Strongest
- ATU 2036 A Drop of Honey Causes Chain of Accidents
- ATU 2042 Chain of Accidents (previously Chain of Accidents: the Ant (Crab) Bite and its Consequences)
- ATU 48* Flatterer Rewarded, Honest One Punished (previously The Bear who Went to the Monkey for the Gold Chain)
- ATU 803 The Devil in Chains (previously Solomon Binds the Devil in Chains in Hell)