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- Revenant rewards its conqueror. E465
- Tuatha Dé Danann, conquerors of Ireland, are overcome by invaders. (Maic Milid, "Milesians," Gaels) and betake themselves into hills. F211.0.2.1
- Avoid enemies' revenge either by making peace and friendship or by killing them all. So says old man to conqueror. J647.1
- Imprisoned musician defends himself. Has been imprisoned because the king did not like the way the musician looked at him. After a year the king returns as a conqueror and sees musician. The latter says that he saw the king's conquests in a vision and was blessing him when he looked at him. The musician is honored. J814.1
- Conqueror of robber discovers his money-stick. Thinking that he has killed the robber, the man takes his stick or knife with big handle. The robber recovers and, disguised as a beggar, inquisitively looks at the stick. The man is suspicious and by examining finds much money inside it. K437.4
- Owner admitted into his own castle, captured in his absence, in guise of a monk. He has given news to conqueror of his purported death. K2357.0.2
- Submission indicated by defeated lying with conqueror's sword between teeth. P555.1
- Defeated warriors go into the conqueror's service. R74
- Defeated enemy turns conqueror's best friend. R74.1
- Defeated enemy's son turns conqueror's man. R74.2
- Defeated enemy holds rank and country when he promises to pay tax to conqueror. R74.3
- Heads of defeated enemies hung on conqueror's saddle. S139.2.2.1.4
- Chaste woman resists advances of a conqueror. T325
- Chaste woman promises conqueror drug of invulnerability. Has him try it on her. Cuts her head off. T325.1
- Conqueror restores kingship to king for charity. V434
- Conqueror returns defeated man's wife and family to him. W11.5.4
- Conqueror spares city. W11.5.5