Index of Keywords
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NAIL
F 515.2.2 Person with very long [and sharp] fingernails F 517.1.4 Person with claws on the feet. F 531.1.6.1 Giant [wild woman] with nails like claws F 844 Extraordinary nail V 140 Sacred relics
NAKEDNESS
F 129.7 Journey to land of naked people F 568 Naked tribe F 709.1 Country of the naked H 1596.3 Women to appear naked in beauty contest J 2312 Naked person made to believe he is clothed P 59.5 (Bm) Knight fights naked (without armor) but for sword [spear] V 68.4.1 Dead not to be buried naked Z 181.1 Nudity as sign of madness.
NAME
A 182.2 God gives name to child A 2571.0.1 Adam gives name to all animals C 32.2.1 Tabu: asking name of supernatural husband D 772 Disenchantment by naming. F 451.8 Names for dwarfs F 451.8.2 Proper names for dwarfs H 467.2 Wife’s faithfulness tested by a proposal in another’s name H 602.3 Symbolic interpretation of names. J 1730.1 Hero does not learn his name until after first [particular] adventure. J 2010 Uncertainty about own identity. K 1831 Service under a false name K 1831.0.1 Disguise by changing name K 1831.0.2 (Bm) Disguise by refusal to reveal name K 1831.1 Shipwrecked men call themselves by false names N 131.4 Luck changing after change of name N 762 Person accidentally met unexpectedly knows the other’s name P 17.3 Dying king names successor P 322.2 Guest in disguise or under false name T 586.1.2.2 King has six [three] sons all named Lugaid [Dietrich] T 596 Naming of children T 617.2 Hero learns his name at time of first [particular] adventure. Z 183 Symbolic names. Z 252 Hero at first nameless [unaware of birth] Z 702 (Hi) Eponymous account of place name Z 703 (Bm) Eponymous account of city’s founding Z 704 (Bm) Eponymous account of island [valley]. Z 730 (Bm) Eponymous account of personal name Z 731 (Bm) Eponymous account of nicknames
NARCOTIC
K 625 Escape by giving narcotic to guards K 776 Capture by intoxication (or narcotic) K 873 Fatal deception by giving narcotic
NARROW
F 151.1 Perilous [narrow] path to otherworld. F 756.5.2 Perilous glen [narrow passage]
NATION
K 304 Nations of thieves K 2299.2 Treacherous peoples (tribes) P 715 Particular nations (races, religions) Z 701 (Bm) Eponymous account of nation’s founding
NATURE
F 169 Nature of the otherworld – misc. F 960 Extraordinary nature phenomena – elements and weather F 960.1.1 Extraordinary nature phenomena at birth of royalty F 960.2 Extraordinary nature phenomena at death of holy [pious] person (hero) F 960.4 Extraordinary nature phenomena at anger of saint [goddess] H 175 Recognition by “force” of nature. Unknown member of family immediately and magically recognized J 512 Animal should not try to change his nature J 1930 Absurd disregard of natural laws N 100 Nature of luck and fate P 233.4 Natural son preferred to legitimate Q 100 Nature of reward U 120 Nature will show itself U 129 Nature will show itself – misc. U 280 (Hi) The nature of life – misc. V 12 Nature of sacrifice
NAVEL
A 875.1 Navel of the earth. Omphalos, the central point on the earth disk. F 559.2 Long navel.
NECK
F 559.5 Remarkable neck
NECROMANCY
A 499.4.1 Goddess of sorcery D 1711 Magician D 1711.2 Virgil as magician D 1712 Soothsayer (diviner, oracle,) D 1712.0.1 Astrologer-magician D 1738 Magic arts studied D 1760 Means of producing magic power D 1810.0.2 Magic knowledge of magician N 845 Magician as helper.
NEEDLEWORK
F 271.8 Fees [fairies] engage in needlework H 35.3 Recognition by unique needlework
NEGLECT
J 344 What one has is neglected in search for other things P 12.11 Uxorious king neglects duties P 55.1 (Bm) Broken-hearted knight neglects self Q 223 Punishment for neglect of services to gods (God) Q 223.3 Neglect to sacrifice punished T 271 The neglected wife V 5 Negligence in religious exercise.
NEPHEW
N 730 Accidental reunion of families N 738 Accidental meeting of nephew and uncle P 17 Succession to the throne P 17.16 (Bm) Nephew as heir. P 253.0.1 Sister’s son P 293.2 Mother’s brother as helper. P 293.4 Young prince sent to his father’s (mother’s) brother P 297 Nephew P 297.3 (Bm) Nephew would avenge his uncle
NESSUS-SHIRT
D 1402.0.5 Nessus-shirt. Magic shirt burns wearer up
NEST
A 2431 Birds’ nests B 11.6.8 Dragon flies to its nest with human being L 315.3 Fox burns tree in which eagle has nest
NET
D 1196 Magic net D 1411 Magic object binds person (animal) F 847 Extraordinary web [net] (of guts)
NEWBORN
F 312.1.1 Fairies make good wishes for newborn child F 317 Fairy predicts future greatness of newborn child M 301.12 (Three) Fates prophesy at child’s birth M 311.0.1 Heroic career prophesied for (new-born) child
NEWCOMER
P 616 Newcomers forced to pass the night with ruling princess. Given sleeping potion. Goods confiscated for failure to consummate marriage.
NEWS
K 1851.2 (Bm) “False” letters with false news of king’s death K 1864.1 False tidings of another’s death in order to secure his bride [wife, and usurp kingdom] N 340.0.1 (Bm) Erroneous news of death
NICKNAME
Z 731 (Bm) Eponymous account of nicknames
NIECE
P 293 Uncle P 298 Niece R 162 Rescue by captor’s daughter (wife, mother)[niece]
NIGHT
A 2491.1 Why bat flies by night D 621.0.1 One shape by day, another by night. D 621.1 Animal by day; man [woman] by night D 2146 Magic control of day and night E 587 Ghosts walk at certain times F 564.3.2 Person sleeps for three days and nights F 706 Land of darkness F 932.6.3 In dead of night waters of stream cease flowing [freeze] and stand perfectly still H 1412 Fear test: spending night in church K 675 Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.) M 151.2.3 (G) Vow not to sleep two nights in the same place until quest’s end P 616 Newcomers forced to pass the night with ruling princess. Given sleeping potion. Goods confiscated for failure to consummate marriage. Z 71.1.1 Formula: three days and three nights
NIGHTMARE
F 471.1.2.1 Exorcising the nightmare
NINE
Z 71.6 Formulistic number: nine.
NOBILITY
H 41 Recognition of royalty [nobility] by personal characteristics or traits H 41.9 King [noble] recognized by unique ability to occupy certain seat H 1574.1 Test for noble blood J 955 Lowly tries in vain to be greater than he is K 2247 Treacherous lord [vassal] N 1.3 Betting contest between two kings [nobles] N 839 (Bm) Noble [vassal, knight] as helper P 14 Particular practices of kings P 16.1 King (prince) retires from world (becomes hermit [monk, pilgrim], swineherd [beggar]) P 50 Noblemen (knights) [rules of chivalry] P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals] P 50.0.2 (Bm) Knight who acknowledges no overlord [Allegiance: loyalty and disloyalty of vassals] P 55 Wild man of noble birth P 56 (Bm) Knight [noble] becomes hermit P 56.1 (Bm) Knight [noble] becomes pilgrim [monk] P 59.1 (Bm) Impecunious knight P 60 Noble (gentle) ladies P 90 Royalty and nobility – misc. Q 482 Punishment: noble person must do menial service R 10.3.1 (Bm) Noble child abducted R 74.4 (Tu) Defeated king [nobleman, knight] becomes conqueror’s vassal S 334 Tokens of royalty (nobility) left with exposed child T 91.6 Noble and lowly in love V 301.1 (Li) The high-minded, noble heathen W 40 (Bm) Nobility
NOISE
E 402 Mysterious ghostlike noises heard. F 531.3.8 Giants’ shouts are storms or great noise F 966 Voices from heaven (or from the air) F 1051.2 Miraculously loud noise of mourning for hero G 303.17.2.3 Devil goes out with great noise
NOSE
F 514 Person unusual as to his nose F 543 Remarkable nose. G 362 Ogre monstrous as to nose. Q 451.5 Nose cut off as punishment S 166.5 Mutilation: chin and lips cut off. S 172 Mutilation: nose cut off or crushed
NOURISHMENT
B 535 Animal nurse – Animal nourishes abandoned child B 768 Fancied nourishment of animals
NUDITY
C 313.1 Tabu – woman seeing nude man Z 181.1 Nudity as sign of madness.
NUMBER
D 1273.1.1 Three as magic number D 1273.1.3 Seven as magic number D 1761.0.2 Limited number of wishes granted Z 71 Formulistic numbers Z 71.1 Formulistic number: three Z 71.2 Formulistic number: four Z 71.3 Formulistic number: five Z 71.4 Formulistic number: six Z 71.5 Formulistic number: seven Z 71.6 Formulistic number: nine. Z 71.8 Formulistic number: twelve Z 71.8.6 Formulistic number: twenty-four Z 71.11 Formulistic number: thirty Z 71.12 Formulistic number: forty [Forty days’ limit] Z 71.14 Formulistic number: seventy-two Z 71.16 Formulistic numbers – miscellaneous Z 71.16.1 Formulistic number- eight Z 71.16.2 Formulistic number: ten Z 71.16.11 Formulistic number: fifteen Z 71.16.12 Formulistic number- seventeen
NUMSKULL
J 1700 Fools J 2131 Numskull [Fool] injured
NUN
P 29.4 Queen becomes nun Q 243 Incontinence punished – miscellaneous R 325.4 (Bm) Nunnery as refuge T 211.5.1 Wife becomes hermit (nun) after husband’s death V 118 Monasteries [cloisters, abbeys, nunneries] V 465 Clerical vices. V 470 Clerical vows
NURSE
B 535 Animal nurse – Animal nourishes abandoned child J 2066.5 Wolf waits in vain for the nurse to throw away the child P 253.11 (Bm) Woman unwittingly nurses brother’s [uncle’s] slayer.
NUT
F 813.3.2 Gigantic nut J 369.2 Ape throws away nut because of its bitter rind
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