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- Gods forced by mortals to take refuge underground. A189.13
- Origin of the Fir Bolg ("Men of the Sacks"); so-called because as slaves they were forced to carry earth in sacks (builg). A1657.2
- Magic object acquired through trickery: child forced to cry till object is given. D835
- Thief forced to vomit up stolen magic object. D884
- Wolf is forced by saint to be substitute for eaten calf. D2156.8
- Tools sharpened through power of saint. Slaves forced to hew down yew tree with dull tools: hands bleed. (Cf. H1110, P170.) D2199.2
- Revenant forced away by shooting. E439.1
- Revenant forced away by fire. E439.5
- Wild hunt forced to depart. E501.17.8
- Ghosts forced to labor. E558
- Dwarf otherwise caught and thus forced to procure what hero demands. F451.3.2.1.2
- Dwarfs curse weapons and treasures which they are forced to give (or which the receiver does not appreciate). F451.5.2.13
- Dwarfs forced to flee by deity. F451.9.1.14
- Knockers as ghosts of Jews who crucified Christ and who were forced to work Cornish tin mines as punishment. F456.1.1.1
- Soldiers fight so closely river is forced from bed. F1084.3
- Man forced to eat dead father's heart goes mad. G91.1
- Man forced to eat dead father's heart struck dumb. G91.1.1
- Person places three notched elder twigs under bowl. Witch is forced to remove them, thus revealing herself. G257.6
- Witch forced to divulge her secret powers. G275.5
- Devil becomes an angel. Forced by monk, devil sings a hymn and becomes a white angel as he was before the sin. G303.8.1.2.1