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Motifs — first 20 of 83
- Angels created from words uttered by God. A52.0.6
- God's words. A139.6
- Why Saora wave axes and swords and shout while dancing. A1689.4
- Disenchantment by speaking proper words. D789.6.1
- Love charm (words). (Cf. D1273.) D1355.18
- Magic power of dying man's words. D1715
- Wild hunt heralded by clash of swords. E501.13.1.3
- Words uttered from the tomb. E545.0.1
- Mountain-spirit teaches hero swordsmanship. F460.4.2.3
- Skull has words miraculously written on it. F559.4.1
- Strong hero tests weapons. Breaks first swords. F611.3.3
- Skillful marksman throws swords and scabbards so that swords are sheathed in air. F661.7.2
- Skillful fencer (swordsman). F667
- Expert swordsman cuts clothes bag in two. (Cf. F611.3.3.1) F667.3
- Man can lengthen swords by twirling them between his fingers. F679.2
- Words of Decalogue legible on both sides. F883.1.3
- Waters react to words of poet. F996
- Words heard though only thought and not uttered. F1099.3
- Female ogre seduces men with charm (words). G264.3
- Words of religious comfort cause devil and his crew to vanish. G303.16.4
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1093 Talking Contest (previously Contest in Words)
- ATU 1322 Words in a Foreign Language Thought to be Insults
- ATU 1572K* Not Many Words
- ATU 1588** Cheater Caught by Seizing on his own Words
- ATU 1698G Misunderstood Words Lead to Comic Results
- ATU 1832M* Clergyman's Words Repeated
- ATU 1889F Frozen Words (Music) Thaw
- ATU 853 The Hero Catches the Princess with her Own Words