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* [[The Ageless]]: The [[Norse Mythology|Norse gods]] are unaging, so long as they continue to eat the Apples of Idun.
* [[Alas, Poor Yorick]]: St. Catherine of Siena did this, supposedly.
* [[All Witches Have Cats]]: 'A woman with black cat is a witch' dates to this time period.
* [[Anatomically-Impossible Sex]]: Works by Duke William IX of Aquitaine.
* [[Arrow Catch]]: Odin in [[Norse Mythology]] and Jiang Wei in ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' can both do this.
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* [[Shapeshifter Showdown]]: The [[Celtic Mythology|Welsh myth]] of Cerridwen and Taliesin. The Tale of the Kalandar Prince in The ''[[Arabian Nights]]''.
* [[Shapeshifting Squick]]: Foxes in Japanese folklore who seduced men, then turned back into foxes after a one night stand.
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* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: In the ''[[The Song of Roland|Chanson De Roland]]'', Charlemagne calls on the Pagan leader Baligant to repent and be baptized, and then the Emperor his "first friend will be." Baligant tells him, "Your sermon's but ill preached." Of course, the medieval belief that being non-Christian necessarily makes Baligant the villian of the piece hits modern [[Values Dissonance]].
* [[Simple Staff]]: Little John, ''[[Robin Hood]]'', 14th century
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