Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Grotta

Grottasöngr, in Sophus Bugge's edition of Sæmundar Edda, https://archive.org/details/norrnfornkviisl00eddagoog , p. 324-29.

Works with this reference:

A1101.1.1.

Reign of peace and justice (under certain king).

Grotta in BuggeE 324-25/
Skáldsk ch. 53 (43);
HHu I 13;
Saxo lib. V c. XII and XV 2/
Herrm 377;
Skjöld ch. 3;
Ys ch. 9-11;
Vries 261.

A1115.2.

Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mills keeps grinding salt.

Grotta/
Skáldsk ch. 53 (43);
MC 283;
Leyen 58.

A1118.

Origin of whirling motion of water.

Grotta/
Skáldsk ch. 53 (43);
MC 283;
Leyen 58.

F531.3.2.

Giant (giantess) throws a great rock.

Hárb 29;
Grotta 12;
ÖOdd 40-45 (ch. XI 1-6, FAS II 181-84, 517);
ÚlfU ch. 3.

F531.5.10.2.

Giant maidens grind gold, peace, soldiers, salt, etc., on large stone mill.

Grotta in BuggeE 324;
cf. Herrm 140;
MC 282-83.

F531.6.2.1.

Giants live in mountains or caves.

Hárb 23;
Grotta 9;
Ldb ch. 255;
HálfH V 7-10;
Nornag 69 ch. 8 in Flb I 355 (FAS I 333);
Lúkánúsfjall:
 EgÁsm XIII 2;
HálfdBr 574 ch. 7;
Blesanergr:
 HálfdE XXVI 5 (FAS III 556);
Mundíafjöll:
 SörlaSt 419 ch. 5;
HjÖlv 471 ch. 9;
ÞorstB 177 ch. 2;
Dofrafjöll:
 BárðSn 1-2, 14, 25-27 ch. 1, 8, 13;
the cave of Nótt:
 Álafl 92 ch. 5;
JarlmH 34-36 ch. 17;
HringH 54 ch. 22:
 »í Mundíafjöllum«;
Sigþ 220 ch. 40;
Lucan:
 VilhSj 17 ch. 8 (ZDPh XXVI 9);
Surtshellir etc.:
 JökulsB 75/
 Hell 3, 9, 50 ch. 1 ff., 7, 26;
Bergbúa 123 ff.;
GunnarK 241;
Lucanus in Diabolus
 Blómst 20 ch. 13;
Ector ch. 10;
KáraK 10, 36 ch. 5, 18;
Bragð 48 ch. 2;
Huld no. 6;
Andr 70;
Árm ch. 16;
Saxo lib. VIII c. XV 4-9 =
Herrm 597 ff.

F531.6.17.7.

Giants are wise.

cf. N812.1.
Vafþr;
Hym 5;
Mímir:
 Gylf ch. 8 (15)/
 Ys ch. 4/
 cf. Vries 360-61;
Kvasir, Geirröðr:
 Gylf ch. 36 (50)/
 Skáldsk ch. 4 (57), 27 (18)/
 Ys ch. 4;
Grotta 1;
hundvíss jötunn:
 ÖOdd 47 (ch. XII 2; FAS II 518)/
 Gautr 12, 28 ch. 3, 7 (FAS III 15, 32).

Z370.

Only rest so long as the cuckoo is silent, or as a song may be sung.

Skáldsk ch. 53 (43) =
Grotta in BuggeE 325.