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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
C833.1. Tabu: crossing river except at source. Africa (Angola): Chatelain 69 No. 3.
C833.2. Tabu: turning aside for anyone. Irish myth: Cross.
H1400. Fear test. H1561. Tests of valor.
C833.3. Tabu: turning back after beginning a journey. *Fb "gå" I 525a, "vende" IV 1035b; African: Werner African 172.
C833.4. Tabu: driving horses over ashen yoke. Irish myth: Cross.
C833.5. Tabu: going with dry feet over certain river. Irish myth: Cross.
C833.6. Tabu: traveling beyond spot where feat of skill was performed before duplicating it. Irish myth: Cross.
C856.3. Tabu: army to advance until certain conditions are fulfilled.
C833.7. Tabu: proceeding after mishap to chariot. Irish myth: Cross.
C833.8. Tabu: going to certain place in speckled garment on speckled steed. Irish myth: Cross.
C833.9. Men sent on mission prohibited from fishing and quarreling. Africa (Bushongo): Torday Notes 247.
C835. Tabus concerning fighting.
C835.1. Tabu: refusing combat to anyone. Irish myth: Cross.
C835.1.1. Tabu: bearded man refusing combat. Irish myth: Cross.
C565. Tabus for bearded men.
C835.2. Tabus concerning weapons. Irish myth: Cross.
C181.3. Tabu: woman not to touch man's weapons. D1080. Magic weapons.
C835.2.1. Tabu: failing to make gift to magic lance. The lance kills offender. Irish myth: Cross.
C921. Immediate death for breaking tabu. D1086. Magic lance. D1402.8.3. Magic spear kills man. D1645.8.3. Magic flaming lance.
C835.2.2. Tabu: allowing spear-head to touch stone. Irish myth: Cross.
C500. Tabu: touching.
C835.2.3. Tabu: putting spear-head between teeth. Irish myth: Cross.
C835.2.4. Tabu: slaying woman with spear. Irish myth: Cross.
C835.2.5. Tabu: reddening weapons without satiety. Irish myth: Cross.
C835.2.6. Tabu: giving arms in pledge. Irish myth: Cross.
C835.3. Tabu: going to (leaving) certain place without combat. Irish myth: Cross.
C835.4. Tabu: fighting certain person. Irish myth: Cross.
C600. Unique prohibition.
C835.4.1. Tabu: fighting with a hag. Irish myth: Cross.
F234.2.1. Fairy in form of hag.
C836. Tabu: disobedience. All lodgers must obey host implicitly. — English Wells 60 (Syre Gowene and the Carle of Carlyle).
C837. Tabu: loosing bridle in selling man transformed to horse. Disen-
