Ghosts extracted from wooden posts, i. 8;
fire used to get rid of, ii. [17] sqq.;
mugwort a protection against, [59];
kept off by thorn bushes, [174] sq.;
creeping through cleft sticks to escape from, [174] sqq.
Giant who had no heart in his body, stories of the, ii. [96] sqq., [119] sq.;
mythical, supposed to kill and resuscitate lads at initiation, [243]
Giant-fennel burnt in Midsummer fire, i. 213
Giants of wicker-work at popular festivals in Europe, ii. [33] sqq.;
burnt in the summer bonfires, [38]