Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

The Folk-Tales of the Magyars Collected by Kriza, Erdélyi, Pap, and Others

Jones, W. Henry [Editor]; Erdélyi, János, 1814-1868 [Contributor]; Kriza, János, 1811-1875 [Contributor]; Pap, Gyula, 1843-1931 [Contributor]; Kropf, Lajos, 1852- [Editor]· 4 chapters· 157,445 words

moment Stephen the Murderer was delivered from the dreadful bed in hell. The pope then went back to his own country, where he still lives, if he has not died since.

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1. did. The pope then said mass, and gave the absolution, and at that

moment Stephen the Murderer was delivered from the dreadful bed in hell. The pope then went back to his own country, where he still lives, if he has not died since.

4. book 1, cap. xxiii. and book 21, cap. v.; _Mythical and Mediæval

In the Finnish "Oriiksi muutettu poika," the devil has a wonderful sword, which the hero obtains by the help of the horse: see also "The Water Smith," Keightley's _Fairy Mytholo...

3. ii. 100, begins much in the same way, only in that case the child is to

be heir of a rich merchant who happened to be in the house at the time and overheard all. He does his best to prevent the prediction coming true; which, however, spite of all, i...

2. Part ii. Helsingissä, 1873:[2] where, under head "Kettu kosiomiehenä

In the Karelian story, "Awaimetoin Wakka" (the Keyless Chest), _S. ja T._ i. p. 151, a lad, when walking in the wood one day, heard his dog barking, and saw that it was a wood-g...