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Motif (folkloristics)
Instances
magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf
Y? 67%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
absurd disregard of facts
Y 100%
narrative motif implied in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy
Y? 50%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
invisible ghost makes rapping or knocking noise
N? 33%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
absurd absent-mindedness
Y 100%
narrative motif implied in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
day magically lengthened
Y 100%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
wolf boy (girl) running around with wolf and cubs recovered by parents after six years: recognized by scar
Y 100%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
girl continually falling in love
Y 100%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
possessions of dwarfs
Y 83%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
person whose death has been prophesied takes refuge in church, but is accidentally slain through window by arrow directed at stag
N 0%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
day magically shortened
N 0%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
fools
Y 100%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
human foster-child with animal qualities
Y 100%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
parents and children
Y 100%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
falling in love
Y 100%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
dwarf
Y 83%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
ownership of magic object
Y? 67%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
witch
Y? 67%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
day controlled by magic
Y? 50%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
prophecies
Y? 50%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
fulfillment of prophecy
Y? 50%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
escapes
Y? 50%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
death prophesied
N 0%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
church (altar) as refuge
N 0%
narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
heart
? TBD
the heart as a symbolic or figurative motif; one's soul, mind, preferences, love, emotional character, etc.