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- Wren king of birds. Wins contest for kingship. (Cf. B236.1.) B242.1.2
- Magic bird-heart (when eaten) brings man to kingship. (Cf. D1015.1.1, B113.1.) D1561.1.1
- Bird (when eaten) brings man to kingship. (Cf. D932.) D1561.1.1.1
- Magic fish (when eaten) brings man to kingship. (Cf. D1032.1.) D1561.1.1.2
- Snake's head (when eaten) brings man to kingship. (Cf. D1011.0.3.) D1561.1.1.3
- Task: achieving kingship by bringing silk from bazaar. H1355.4
- Test of valor worthy for kingship: taking possession of royal insignia placed between two ferocious lions. H1561.5
- Tom-tom beater to spread the news of kingship. P14.20
- The higher the office held in this world, the heavier the judgment of God: Cuchulinn's reason for abjuring kingship. P16.1.3
- Kingship rotates among brothers. P17.4
- Kingship given to younger brother. (Cf. P17.10.) P17.8
- Natural son is refused kingship and half heritage. P17.9.1
- Three sons each get a kingship, but the youngest the most important in the home country. (Cf. P17.8.) P17.10
- Line of kingship taken from king who defies saint. (Cf. Q227.) Q494.1
- Parricide to obtain kingship. S22.1
- Fratricide in order to gain control of kingship. S73.1.1
- Conqueror restores kingship to king for charity. V434
- Kingship renounced to become an ascetic. V462.0.1