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Motifs — first 20 of 42
- Origin of custom of paying soldiers. A1596.1
- Animal soldiers. B268
- Swine march like soldiers. B290.1
- Tabu: touching soldiers of enchanted (sleeping) army and their horses. C549.2
- Transformation: grass to soldiers. D431.5.1
- Three soldiers in the enchanted manor. Curiosity overcoming them they forfeit the power of disenchanting the princesses. Seven seven-year-old boys break the spell and save the princess. D759.10
- Magic mirror kills enemy soldiers. (Cf. D1163.) D1400.1.13
- Magic sack contains soldiers which appear when it is struck. (Cf. D1193.) D1421.5.3
- Magic object furnishes soldiers. D1475
- Magic hair produces soldiers. (Cf. D991.) D1475.5
- Soldiers of magic army constantly revived. E155.1.2
- Soldiers in wild hunt. E501.2.6
- The Sleeping Army. Soldiers killed in battle come forth on occasions from their resting place (hill, grave, grotto) and march about or send their leader to do so. E502
- Soldiers of fairy king are trees by day and men by night. F252.3.1
- Fairy gives warrior equipment for soldiers. F343.10
- Huldra live like people. Have own churches, king, soldiers, etc. F460.2.6
- Giant maidens grind gold, peace, soldiers, salt, etc., on large stone mill. F531.5.10.2
- Little soldiers with officer on rabbit (long needles and knives for weapons). F535.2.8
- Troops of black, white, and red soldiers. One-third of an army of each. F873.1
- Fury enables wounded soldiers to continue fighting. Die at end of battle. F1041.16.6.7