Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Herv

Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, ed. Jón Helgason for Samfund til Udgivelse af gammel nordisk Litteratur 1924.

Works with this reference:

A185.

Deity cares for favorite individuals.

cf. J151.3;
cf. K1811;
cf. N203.
BárðSn 15-17 ch. 8;
Flóam ch. 20-21;
Gautr 14, 28-29 ch. 4, 7;
Herv 54 ff.;
HrólfKr 76, 92 ch. 26, 30 (FAS I 77, 94);
Reg in BuggeE 216-17;
Saxo lib. I c. VI 7-9, lib. VI c. V 6, lib. VII c. X 3, 6, c. XII 1;
Sögubr 17 ch. 8;
Völs ch. 1, 3, 13, 44;
ÖOdd 125, 137 (FAS II 239 ff.);
Herrm 97;
cf. Óláfr Tryggvason:
 Hkr I 377 ch. 64/
 Hallfr 94, 115, 121.

A423.

Waves as girls, daughters or widows of the sea-god.

Herv 72, 77, 132, 136 (FAS I 479, 481-82);
HHu I 29;
Skáldsk ch. 34 (25), 42 (33);
Sól 79;
Vegt 12;
cf. MC 190;
cf. Vries 255.

A463.1.

The Fates.

cf. D1311.3;
cf. M301.12.
ÁsmS fol. 8b;
ÁsmVík ch. 19;
Fáfn 11-13 (= Völs ch. 18);
Gylf ch. 8 (15);
Herv 155 (FAS I 508; Skj II 276);
HrólfKr 95 ch. 32 (FAS I 97);
Krákumál st. 24, ed. Skj I 654 (FAS I 308-9);
Nornag ch. 10 (in Flb I 358 = FAS I 340-41);
Saxo lib. VI c. IV 12;
Vsp 20.
cf. Bisk I 497-98;
cf. Sturl I 285-86;
cf. MC 238;
cf. Saussaye 312;
cf. Vries 380.

A487.

God of death.

cf. A310.
Odin:
 EgÁsm XVIII 10 (FAS III 407)/
 Gautr 5, 7 ch. I (FAS III 7, 10)/
 Herv 10, 11, 97-98 (FAS I 422-24)/
 HrómGr 366 ch. 2/
 RagnarS 466 ch. 5 (FAS I 358, Skj II 261)/
 Sinfj in BuggeE 202/
 Völs ch. 10/
 cf. Vries 175, 196;
* Thor:
 Vries 227, 229.

A671.5.

Gate around hell.

cf. F776.2.
valgrind:
 Fjölsv 26/
 Ls 63/
 Skírn 35;
nágrindr:
 Grm 22;
þrymgjöll:
 Fjölsv 10;
helgrindr:
 Gylf ch. 34 (49)/
 Herv 25 (= Skj II 266);
MC 130;
Vries 400.

A2216.6.

God as falcon has tail cut off: hence falcon's short tail.

Herv 83 (FAS I 487-88).

D113.1.1.

Werewolf.

cf. B29.5;
D621.1.1.
cf. the surname Úlf(s)hamr:
 Herv 156 (FAS I 509)/
 Skjöld 121/
 Sörla 279/
 ÞorstB 197 ch. 12/
 Úlfh ch. 1-3;
Trolldom 103 ff.

D152.4.1.

Transformation: man (god) to falcon.

Loki:
 Skáldsk ch. 3 (56);
Odin:
 Herv 83, 140 (FAS I 487-88).

D642.

Transformation to escape difficult situation.

Ls in BuggeE 122 =
Gylf ch. 36 (50)/
MC 146;
Gylf ch. 34 (49);
Herv 83, 140 (FAS I 487-88);
Sigþ 172 ch. 25;
SigrgFr 83 ch. 11.

D838.5.

Magic object taken from barrow.

cf. E373.2;
E461.2;
N511.1.1.
sword:
 Grett ch. 18;
 ÞorstUxaf 253-55 (FMS III 114-19);
the sword Skefilsnautr:
 Reykd ch. 19;
Hrólfs sword Sköfnungr and Hjalti's axe (cf. note in HrólfKr in FAS I 109):
 ÞórðarH ch. 3 and Ldb ch. 221;
drinking horn (cf. F352):
 ÞorstB 189, 196-98 ch. 8, 12-13;
ring, knife, bell:
 ÓláfH ch. 16 in FMS IV 27 =
 Óláfs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs ch. 3-4 in FMS X 215;
the sword Tyrfingr:
 Herv 14 ff.;
ring, ornament, Mistilteinn:
 HrómGr 368-71 ch. 4;
Angrvaðill:
 ÞorstVík 409 ch. 10;
Sótanautr:
 Harð ch. 15;
weapons:
 ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 14.

D1081.

Magic sword.

cf. D1402.7;
D1503.14.1;
D1601.4;
D1610.9.1;
D1641;
D1645.4;
D1653.1.1;
D1654.4.1;
D1694;
D2086;
F833.
Herv 2 (málasax);
KetilH 138 ch. 5;
cf. Vries 39;
Saxo lib. II c. II 6, lib. III c. II 5-6.

D1266.1.

Magic writings (runes).

cf. D45;
D1355.19;
D1365.10;
D1367.5;
D1379.2-3;
D1380.20;
D1414.2;
D1500.1.34;
D1500.3;
D1501.4;
D1545.0.1;
D1561.1.8;
D1566.2.4;
D1611.16;
F451.3.12.4;
F883.
Háv 139 ff.;
Rþ 37, 44-46;
Sigrdr 9-19 =
Völs ch. 21 (20) st. 12-19;
Guðr II 2 =
Völs ch. 35 (33);
Vatnsd XXXIV 11;
Eg XLIV 8-9, LVII 57;
Orkn ch. 58;
Krákumál st. 1 (7) in Skj I 649 (FAS I 300);
ÞorstUxaf 251 (FMS III 109; FjÍsl 442);
OrmSt 530: málajárn;
Herv 2: málasax;
HrólfKr ch. 20 (FAS I 52);
Vigl 79 ch. 17;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 24;
HeðinH ch. 4;
Ector ch. 6; MC 295-98.

D1338.7.

Land of youth.

cf. E481.4.
Herv 1, 89 (FAS I 412, 513).

D1344.9.1.

Magic shirt (cloak, armor) gives invulnerability.

cf. D1056;
D1381;
F821.1.3.
Skáldsk 55 (44);
Ldb ch. 27, 125 (52 n.);
Eyrb XVIII 21;
Vatnsd XIX 2;
Njála CLV 22;
GullÞ ch. 3;
Sturl I 363;
ÓláfH ch. 193, 228 in Hkr II 1, ch. 182 in FMS V 42 (cf. F821.1.3);
Herv 11, 99;
Völs ch. 44 (42);
RagnarL ch. 3 (2), 15 (14);
RagnarS ch. 1 (FAS I 346);
(y.) ÖOdd 101, 119-20, 129, 133 (ch. XXIX 14, FAS II 215, 231, 245, 351);
(y.) Bósa 110 ch. 11;
EgÁsm XV 3 (FAS III 397);
HrómGr 375 ch. 7;
GHrólf 250, 256, 279, 322 ch. 4, 6, 16, 30;
SörlaSt 415, 419, 439 ch. 3, 5, 18;
SturlSt 606 ch. 9;
HálfdBr 576, 587 ch. 8, 11;
ÞorstB 180 ch. 3;
ÁsmVík 25-26, 32-33 ch. 14, 15;
SigrgFr 105 ch. 16;
VilhSj 14-15 ch. 7;
ÚlfU ch. 1;
Amb 172 ch. 36 (35);
Konr 61 ch. 6;
Bæring 119 ch. 31;
Ector ch. 2;
HringH 6 ch. 2;
Kóngab 5, 11, 14 ff.;
Andr 37-38;
Saxo lib. II c. IV 2, lib. III c. II 10 and III 4, lib. IV c. X 3
Herrm 219, 315;
cf. Lagerholm 69 n.

D1653.1.1.

Infallible sword, i.e. is always victorious and bites even iron and stone, etc.

cf. F833.3.
Grásíða:
 GíslaS ch. I 12;
Tyrfingr:
 Herv 1-6, 41, 92-93 (FAS I 414-11 (n.))/
 ÖOdd 100 (ch. XXIX 13; FAS II 215);
ÁsmK 82, 95-98 ch. 1, 8-9 (FAS II 465, 480 ff.);
Angrvaðill:
 ÞorstVík 409 ch. 10;
GHrólf 239 ch. 1;
Snarvendill:
 HjÖlv 473 ch. 10;
HálfdE XVI 12 (FAS III 543);
Þiðr II 32;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 12-13;
Sigþ 116 ch. 7 (ZDPh XXVI 11), 15;
HringH ch. 3;
ÞjJón ch. 9, 21.

D1653.1.1.1.

Sword causes a man's death every time it is drawn.

Dáinsleif:
 Skáldsk ch. 62 (49);
Tyrfingr:
 Herv 3, 92-93 (FAS I 414 ff.);
Böðvar's sword:
 HrólfKr 60 ch. 23 (FAS I 61);
MC 267, 268;
cf. Sköfnungr:
 ÞórðarH 55 ch. 17.

D1812.0.1.

Foreknowledge of hour of death.

Svarfd ch. 26;
Bisk I 662, II 146-48, 156;
HrólfKr ch. 20, 33 (FAS I 52, 106);
Herv 7-8, 95 (BuggeNS 208-09, FAS I 419);
ÖOdd 103 st.20 (ch.XXX7, FAS II 218);
Bósa 25 ch. 8 (FAS III 210);
Þiðranda þáttr in Flb I 419 (FMS II 193);
ÞorstUxaf 259 (FMS III 126);
Saxo lib. XI c. IX 3.

D1812.5.1.2.

Bad dream as evil omen.

cf. D1812.5.1.1.3.
Vegt in BuggeE 135 and Gylf ch. 33 (49)/
cf. Saxo lib. III c. III 7 =
Herrm 233/
Vries 234, 242;
Atlam 10-12, 24-28/
cf. Völs ch. 36 (34), 37 (35);
Laxd ch. 31;
ÓláfTr ch. 48-49 in Hkr I 350, 354, by Odd ch. 21 (15);
MagnúsErl ch. 32 in Hkr III 478;
Sturl I 474, 494, 517-24, II 243-45, 293, 323;
Sögubr ch. 2, 3 (FAS I 367, 371-73);
HrólfKr 15 ch. 4 (FAS I 14);
Herv 8, 95 (FAS I 420, 517);
HálfH XI 3, XV st. 40-46 (FAS II 40-43, 47);
ÁnB 353 ch. 6;
HrómGr 373, 377 ch. 6, 9;
ÞorstVík 413 ch. 12;
HrólfG ch. 8, 11 (FAS III 77-79, 95, 117);
GHrólf 312-13 ch. 27;
HálfdBr 560-61 ch. 1;
Sörla 280 (FAS I 402 ch. 7);
Harðar ch. 31;
Þiðr II 283-84;
SígFót 1004;
Þorgr 7 ch. 1;
Úlf 183-85;
Villif ch. 33, 38;
Ector ch. 1;
Dám ch.11;
Vilm ch. 8;
HeðinH ch. 8;
SigrgV ch. 9;
Hell ch. 25;
Bæring 86, 122 ch. 3, 33;
ParmesL ch. 5, 9;
AtlaÓ ch. 9, 14.

E55.1.

Resuscitation by (magic) song.

Háv 157;
Vegt 4;
Herv 17, 102 (FAS I 435, 519);
Saxo lib. I c. VI 4 (?), (cf. D1 79.2)/
Herrm 117.

E371.2.

Sword received from summoned dead father.

cf. D815.2.
Herv 17-33, 102-13 (FAS I 432-42; Skj II A 245-50).

E481.3.1.

Abode of the dead in hills, barrows.

cf. F451.4.1.9;
F455.1;
V1.6.1.1; V61.8.
HHu II 42;
Njála LXXVIII 10-12;
Skjöld ch. 7;
Herv 17, 103 (FAS I 432 ff.; Skj II A 245 ff.).

E481.6.1.

Land of dead in north.

cf. F531.6.2.4.
Herv 1, 89 (FAS I 411).

E545.

The dead speak.

Herv 17-33, 102-13 (FAS I 432-42; Skj II A 245-50);
Harð ch. 15.

E732.

Soul in form of bird.

heilagr andi:
 Bisk I 436, II 13;
cf. Sverr ch. 2 in Flb II 536;
GíslaS XXXIII 1-6;
Sögubr 10-12 ch. 3 (FAS I 371);
in dream:
 Herv 8, 95 (FAS I 420, 517).

E732.6.

Soul in form of eagle.

cf. D152.2.
GunnlO I 15-16;
Völs ch. 36 (34) <
Atlam 19;
all in dream:
 Herv 8 (FAS I 420).

F210.

Fairyland.

Grm 4;
Herv ch. 1 in FAS I 412-13 (cf. Helgason's ed. 1-2, 89-91):
 »Álfheimar voru kallaðir norðr í Gandvík«;
Gautr 12 ch. 3 (FAS III 15):
 similar to »Álfheimar voru kallaðir norðr í Gandvík«;
Álfheimar in Sweden:
 ÞorstVík 383-84 ch. 1.

F304.1.

Fairy king punishes ravisher of his daughter.

Herv ch. 1 in FAS I 412-13 (cf. Jón Helgason's ed. 1-2, 89-91).

F426.

Spirit of water-fall.

cf. B11.3.1.1;
F531.6.2.2.3;
F420.6.1.4;
F420.6.1.6.
Grett LXV 1-LXVI 11;
Starkaðr áludrengr:
 Herv 2, 90/
 Stark 3 ch. 1;
gýgr:
 (y.) ÖOdd 126 (FAS II 241);
queen = gýgr:
 Bæring 108 ch. 22;
Kvintelin þjófr:
 SamsF ch. 3, 15.

F451.3.2.1.1.

Dwarf prevented from getting into his stone before sunrise till he promises to do what hero demands (esp. to forge weapons).

cf. F451.3.4.2;
F451.5.2.13.
forge the sword Tyrfingr:
 Herv 1-3, 92-93 (FAS I 414-15, 514-15 = BuggeNS 204-05);
forge bow and arrows:
 ÁnB 327 (cf. 338) ch. 1;
forge musical instrument (»lúðr«):
 Mágus 24-25 ch. 3-14;
steal oracular stone:
 Sigþ 190-92 ch. 30-31;
get informations and make car:
 SamsF ch. 11;
forge ring, bell, and necklace similar to one's own:
 Villif 29 ch. 14;
Fastus 8 ch. 3.

F451.5.2.13.

Dwarfs curse weapons and treasures which they are forced to give (see F451.3.2.1.1), or which the receiver doesn't appreciate.

Völs ch. 14, 18 (Reg 5);
Herv 1-3, 92-93;
ÁsmK 82 ch. 1 (FAS II 465-66).
cf. LiestølUpph# 162.

F455.11.

Offspring of trolls.

king Dumbr's mother was »af trölla-ættum«:
 BárðSn 1 ch. 1;
Hallbjörn was »hálftröll«:
 Eg I 1/
ÖOdd 2-3 (ch. I 1, FAS II 161, 504)/
KetilH 109 ch. 1;
Hergrímr was »hálftröll«:
 Herv 90-91 (FAS I 412)/
 Stark 3 ch. 1;
NikL 30 ch. 10:
 »hálftröll og hrímþursar«, * etc.

F531.

Giant. A person of enormous size.

Herv 1, 89-90;
Yngv 34:
 »cikoples« (cf. F531.1.1.1.1);
»risar oc blámenn« in enemy's army:
 Kirial 32;
Heimslýsing in Hb 157;
Huld no. 14;
Víðförull »7 alna hár«:
 Mágus 28 ch. 15.

F531.1.6.7.2.

Giant with six or eight arms.

Starkaðr:
 Herv 2, 90 (FAS I 412)/
 Gautr 12 n. (FAS III 15)/
 Stark 3 ch. 1/
 Saxo lib. VI c. V 2 =
 Herrm 422/
 MC 277.

F531.5.7.1.

Mortal son of giant.

BárðSn 1, 4, 23-25 ch. 1, 2, 16;
Herv 1-2, 90-91;
(y.) Bósa 123, 133 ch. 15, 17;
HrólfG 78 ch. 46 (FAS III 189-90);
Gautr 12, 33 ch. 3, 7 (FAS III 15, 36-37);
Stark 3 ch. 1;
Villif 3 ch. 1;
Hell 9 ch. 7;
cf. Ldb ch. 161.

F565.1.

Amazons. Woman warriors. Icelandic: »skjaldmær«.

cf. P462.3;
T311.4.
brúðir berserkja:
 Hárb 37-39;
Skaði:
 Skáldsk ch. 2 (56);
Atlam 43 ff., 98/
Brynhildr, Guðrún:
 Völs ch. 25 (24), 38 (36);
RagnarL 147 ch. 11 (10)/
Áslaug-Randalín:
 RagnarS 462 ch. 2 (FAS I 269-70, 351);
Hervör:
 Herv 14-33, 54, 102-13, 128, 148-49 (FAS I 430-42, 463, 497-99);
Ólöf:
 HrólfKr 17 ch. 6 (FAS I ch. 7);
Visina, Vebjörg:
 Sögubr 17 ch. 8 (FAS I 379);
Þórbjörg:
 HrólfG 11, 16-17, 48, 66 ch. 7, 9, 29, 40 (FAS III 68-69, 75, 85-86, 142, 175);
Brynhildr:
 Bósa 5 ch. 2, 68 ch. 2-3 (FAS III 195);
Oddr does not like women warriors:
 ÖOdd 174-75 (ch. XLII 1-5. FAS II 283-84, 553-54);
Gyða:
 GHrólf 240 ch. 2;
Ingibjörg:
 HálfdBr 568-70 ch. 4;
Marsibil:
 SörlaSt 434 ch. 15;
SturlSt 627 ch. 13;
EgÁsm I 3;
Vörn:
 Úlfh ch. 3;
in the Brávalla battle:
 Stark 83-87 ch. 25/
 Sögubr/
 Saxo lib. VIII c. II 4-5;
Alvilda:
 Saxo lib. VII c. VI 4-7;
Gyritha:
 Saxo lib. VII c. X 1;
Asmundus's sister:
 Saxo lib. VII c. X 14;
Sticla and Rusila:
 Saxo lib. VII c. X 8;
Saxo lib. IV c. X I;
Herrm 316, 489;
Reuschel 89.

F571.7.

Person hundreds of years old.

Nornag 78 ch. 11 (FAS I 342);
300 years old:
 Skáldsk ch. 81 (64) =
 FrForn in FAS II 8/
 ÖOdd 197 (ch. XLVI 11, FAS II 559; cf. M321);
Haraldr Hilditönn and Hildibrandr 150 years old:
 Sögubr 15 ch. 7 (FAS I 377)/
 Þiðr II 359;
Goðmundr »skorti ei um hundruð vetra«:
 Herv 114;
Mágus 28 ch. 15 (ch. 35) ff.;
Gering I 211: 200 years old;
cf. Herrm 587;
Panzer 1925 27;
StrömbäckSejd 89-90.

F610.3.4.1.

Fighting with twelve berserks (tröll).

Grett ch. 19;
ÞorstUxaf 262-63 (FMS III 133-34);
HrólfKr 32 ff. ch. 12-14 (FAS I 32 ff.);
RagnarS ch. 5 in Hb 466 (FAS I 358);
Herv 9 ff., 97 ff.;
ÖOdd 94 ff. (ch. XXVIII-XXXI, FAS II 210 ff.);
GrímL 153-55 ch. 3;
HrólfG 31, 39-41 ch. 20, 25-26 (FAS III 130-32);
Villif 14, 23, 26, 37 ch. 6-17;
Ector ch. 6;
Stark 30-31, 79 ch. 10, 23;
Saxo lib V c. I 3 ff., c. XIII 4.

F610.3.4.2.1.

Berserk killed in combat about maiden.

cf. F531.5.7.1;
G550;
H217.2;
H335.4.4;
R111.1.9.
GíslaS I 6-10;
Eg LXIV 12-48;
Dropl ch. 15;
VígaGlúm ch. 4;
GullÞ ch. 6;
Grett XL 2-7;
Ldb ch. 371;
Svarfd ch. 7;
Flóam ch. 15-16;
RagnarS 466 ch. 5 (FAS I 358);
Herv 5-14, 94-101 (FAS I 417-29, 515-17);
ÖOdd 94 ff. (ch. XXVIII-XXXI, FAS II 210 ff.);
GrímL 153-55 ch. 3;
ÞorstVík 393 ch. 4;
HrólfG 56-58 ch. 34 (FAS III 160-63);
(y.) Bósa 83-93 ch. 6, introd. lxiv-vii;
SörlaSt 420-25 ch. 7-9;
SturlSt 599-605 ch. 7-8;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 12-13;
ÞórðarH 95-96 ch. 3-4;
JarlmH 10-19 ch. 6-9;
ÁsmVík 20 ff. ch. 11, 13-14;
SigrgV ch. 6-11;
Vilm ch. 15;
Villif 26-27 ch. 13;
Stark 79 ch. 23;
ÚlfU ch. 2;
Ector ch. 6;
Blómst 28 ch. 18;
Fastus 9-15 ch. 4-5;
Andr 3 ff.;
Saxo lib. I c. IV 2 (and lib. VI c. VII);
cf. Dünninger 1932 31 ff. ad GHrólf;
Dehmer 86-91;
Schlauch 104-06;
Reuschel 89, 100.

F611.3.2.

Hero's precocious strength.

cf. T585.
Hero remarkably strong already one day old:
 HHu I st. 6;
twelve months old:
 Þiðr I 303;
three years old:
 ÖOdd 126-27 (FAS II 241-43);
seven years old:
 ÖOdd 126-27 (FAS II 241)/
 ÞorstUxaf 252 (FMS III 113)/
 OrmSt 521 (FMS III 205);
nine years old:
 Flóam ch. 11/
 ÁnB 327 ch. 1/
 Yngv 6/
 Þiðr I 73, 305, 308;
ten years old:
 ÖOdd 133 (FAS II 251-52);
twelve years old:
 SnE Prol. ch. 3/
 HálfdS ch. 5/
 HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 90, 144/
 Eyrb XLIV 11/
 Eg XI 12/
 Laxd XVI 21, LIX 5/
 GunnlO 59 ch.4 (V 7)/
 Band 295/
 HrólfKr 27-28, 54 ch. 9, 20 (FAS I ch. 12, 28)/
 Herv 147 (FAS I 496; Skj II A 254)/
 RagnarS ch. 5 (FAS I 358)/
 HálfH X 1 (cf. 3), XVI st. 68 (FAS II 35, 56)/
 ÖOdd 9 (ch. I 18; FAS II 506)/
 ÁnB 327 ch. 1/
 HjÖlv 459 ch. 4/
 HálfdBr 568 ch. 4/
 EgÁsm VI 2, 6, IX (FAS III 374, 375, 382)/
 cf. Lagerholm 41 n./
 BárðSn 1, 19 ch. 1, 10/
 ÞórðarH 96 ch. 4/
 Þiðr I 32, 73-74, 133-34, II 84, 323/
 OrmSt 521/
 ÞorstUxaf 256 (FMS III 120; FjÍsl 452)/
 FlóresS XXI 12/
 Kirial 92/
 NikL 4 ch. 1/
 HringT 9-11/
 KáraK 56 ch. 28/
 Stark 5, 8 ch. 1, 3/
 Herrm 69;
thirteen years old:
 HálfH IX 3 (FAS II 35)/
 BárðSn 2 ch. 1/
 FlóresS XXII 15;
fourteen years old:
 Bósa 7-8, 78-80 ch. 3, 4 (FAS III 196-97)/
 Kirial 92/
 Villif 4-5 ch. 3;
fifteen years old:
 HHu I 10/
 Flóam ch. 6, 9, 12/
 Hrómundar þáttr halta 312 ch. 5 in ÍslF/
 Völs ch. 8 (BuggeE 180)/
 Sögubr 13 ch. 4 (FAS I 374)/
 RagnarL 119, 196 ch. 3 (2) st. 1 (FAS I 240)/
 Skj II B 251;
 ÖOdd 9 (ch. I 18; FAS II 506);
 ÞorstVík 388 ch. 2;
 SörlaSt 409, 428 ch. 1, 11;
 HjÖlv 454 ch. 1;
 Þiðr I 74;
 ÁsmVík 9, 40 ch. 5, 20;
 VilhSj 5 ch. 2;
 SigrgV ch. 19;
 ÁsmS 5b-v;
 FlóresS XX 5 154;
 Villif 21 ch. 12;
 SamsF ch. 18;
 ÞjJón 1 ch. 1;
 Andr 2;
 Saxo lib. I c. III 1, lib. VII c. X 11 =
 Herrm 69;
sixteen years old:
 Flóam ch. 12;
 Villif 4-5 ch. 3;
 GunnarK 242;
 ParmesL 4 ch. 2;
 Mars 4 ch. 2;
eighteen years old:
 Flóam ch. 2;
 ÁnB 327 ch. 2;
 Dám 54 ch. 3;
nineteen years old:
 Úlf 137;
twenty years old:
 ParmesL 4-5 ch. 2-3;
 Vígk ch. 2.

F833.4.1.

Sword shines as fire or as the sun.

Herv 1-6, 92-93 (FAS I 414-15).

F833.5.

Sword cuts everything.

Reg 215 =
Völs ch. 15;
HaraldHárf ch. 40 in Hkr I 159: Kvernbítr;
Herv 11, 99 (FAS I 425, 426 n.);
Nornag 57 ch. 4 (FAS I 322, Flb I 350);
ÖOdd 90-91, 129, 188 (ch. XXVI 8, FAS II 208, 245, 296, 534-35);
ÞorstVík 436 ch. 19;
ÁsmK 82, 98 ch. 1, 7 (FAS II 464-65, 483-84);
EgÁsm III 3, XVI 5 (FAS III 368, 401-02);
HálfdE XXVI 5 (FAS III 556-57);
SörlaSt 415, 419 ch. 3, 5;
HrólfG 41 ch. 26 (FAS III 132)/
GHrólf 323, 354 ch. 30, 36/
BárðSn 39, 42 ch. 18, 20/
Vígk 12 ch. 4:
 »sem í vatn brygði«
Mímungr:
 Þiðr I 97 ff., II 18, 32, cf. I 97 ff.;
Blómst 19, 39 ch. 10, 24;
Huld no. 7.

F836.2.

Hornbows.

Herv 153 (FAS I 502);
of the Huns:
 Þiðr II 230.

F1041.1.2.2.

Woman dies on hearing of her husband's death.

cf. T211.2.
Nanna:
 Gylf ch. 33 (49);
Þýri:
 OddÓláfTr ch. 76 (64);
Ingibjörg:
 Herv 14, 101 (FAS I 429, 517)/
 ÖOdd 101 (ch. XXXI 5; FAS II 23);
Hálfdan's wife:
 SörlaSt 433 ch. 14;
Ekka's wife:
 Þiðr II 60;
Matthildr:
 Mágus 148 ch. 62/
cf. F1041.21.7.

F1041.8.6.

Men go mad in battle.

cf. F610.3;
N349.2.
Ldb ch. 227;
Eg LXIV 29;
Heiðarvíga ch. 3-4;
Vatnsd XXX 3, XXXVII 3-7, XLVII 1-6;
Eyrb XXV 4-XXVIII;
Njála LXIV 29;
Grett XIX 4, 30, XL 6;
Svarfd ch. 7;
Ys ch. 6;
Herv 5, 9, 94, 97 (FAS I 416, 421-22, 425);
ÖOdd 97 (ch. XXVIII 8, XXIX 2, FAS II 211);
HrólfG 31, 39-40 ch. 20, 25 (FAS III 116, 128-29);
HjÖlv 466-67 ch. 7;
HálfdBr 563 ch. 2;
Bósa 87, 91 ch. 6;
Friðþj VII 4 (FAS II 82);
ÁsmK 85, 98 ch. 4, 9 (FAS II 470, 480, 482);
FlóresS XII 16;
Villif 3, 24, 42-43, 61, 63 ch. 1, 12,19, 28;
Mágus ch. 60;
Andr 11, 80;
Herrm 451 n.;
Reuschel 70;
Schlauch 105:
 »berserksgangr«.

G477.

Ogre kills men and rapes women.

Herv 1-2;
Sigþ S2-S3.

H75.4.

Recognition by golden hair.

lock cut off:
 Herv 45-46, 123-24 (FAS I 456-58).

H81.3.

Clandestine visit of lover to queen betrayed by token.

Herv 45-46, 123-24 (cf. H75.4).

H335.4.

Suitor task: to defeat enemies.

cf. T104.
Herv 41, 120 (FAS I 451);
ÖOdd 172 ff. (ch. XLI ff., FAS II 282-93, 553-56);
cf. HálfdE IV 1-2, V 2 (FAS III 523);
cf. Álafl ch. VI-VIII.

H542.

Death sentence escaped by propounding riddle king (judge) cannot solve.

Herv 54-83, 129-40 (FAS I 463-88);
cf. by uttering three truths (cf. H505.1):
 Gering I 244-45, II 179-84.

H588.10.

Father's counsel: don't stay too late with a concubine, nor tell her any secret.

cf. J21.
Herv 37, cf. 48-51, 116, 125-27 (FAS I 447, 460-61).

H1232.1.

Directions on quest given by herdsmen (peasants).

cf. J190.
Herv 18-21, 105-07 (FAS I 433-34, 518-19;
Skj A243-45);
Friðþj ch. XI 4 (FAS II 90-91, 499).

H1392.

Quest for armor from a grave mound.

cf. E461.
Reykd ch. 19;
Herv 17-33, 102-13 (FAS I 432-42; Skj II A 245-50);
GHrólf 278-79, 334-36 ch. 15-16, 32;
HrómGr 368-69 ch. 3-4;
BárðSn 37-44 ch. 18-21;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 14;
cf. LiestølUpph 155-56;
Andrews 1913 601 ff.

H1561.2.1.

Holmgang. Single combat on an island.

cf. F610.3.4.2;
H218.
Eyrb ch. 8;
BjörnHít ch. 4;
Ljósv ch. 16-17;
Korm ch. 10 =
Skj I 75-83;
Ldb ch. 51, 54, 136;
Svarfd ch. 9;
ÓláfTr ch. 264 in FMS III 20 ff., by Odd ch. 17 (11);
Herv 2, 5-14, 90, 94-101 (FAS I 412, 417-29);
ÁsmK 95-98, 99 st. 7 (FAS II 479-84, 487);
ÖOdd 100 (ch. XXIX 14; FAS II 215);
KetilH 125 ff. ch. 4, 5;
ÞorstVík 388 ff., 444 ch. 3-4, 21;
SturlSt 598-610, 612-14 ch. 6-10, 12-13;
Vígl 55 ch. 5;
Þiðr II 378;
HéðinH 6-7 ch. 3;
RémK 38-41 ch. 9;
Bæring 118-19 ch. 31;
Andr 34-39;
Saxo lib. I c. III 1, c. VIII 22, lib. III c. V 2-6, lib. IV c. IV 8-11;
cf. Heinzel 44;
Jones 1932 203-24;
Reuschel 78, 80;
Schlauch 40.

K525.6.1.

Dog buried instead of foster son, who is falsely reported killed so that he can safely be taken away.

Herv 46-51, 123-27 (FAS I 456-61)/
cf. Gould 1922 241.

K812.

Victim burned in his own house.

Akv 41/
Atlam 42-43 =
Völs ch. 8, 40 (38)/
Þiðr II 319;
Ldb ch. 6, 8, 12, 20, 79, 174, 264;
Njála CXXIX ff.;
Eg LXXVII 8;
Grett VII 6;
GíslaS III 3-6;
Band XII;
GullÞ ch. 10, 18;
Dropl ch.1;
HÞór ch. 9;
Ys ch. 14, 31, 36, 39, 40, 43;
HálfdS ch. 5 in Hkr I;
HaraldHárf ch. 2, 12, 34, 36 in Hkr I;
ÓláfTr ch. 43, 62 in Hkr I, ch. 4 in FMS IV 26;
IngaK ch. 6, by Odd ch. 58 (46);
ÓláfH ch. 169 in Hkr II, ch. 14 in FMS IV 26;
IngaK ch. 6, in FMS VII 214;
MagnúsErl ch. 11 in FMS VII 303, ch. 17, 19 in Hkr III;
Orkn ch. 28, 29, 35, 66, 73, 78, 84, 103, 113 ( 331);
Sturl I 192, 202, 238, 305-06, 401, II 189, 282;
þáttr frá Sigurði slefu in Flb I 20 (FMS III 87);
ÞorstUxaf in Flb I 255 (FMS III 119-20);
Þorsteins þáttr tjaldstœðings in Flb III 434-35 (FjÍsl 435);
Þorsteins draumr Síðu-Hallssonar in Austf 221;
Bisk I 664;
Herv 156, 160-61 (FAS I 509, 512 n.);
RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 359);
HrólfKr 4, 14-17, 86 ch. 1, 3-4, 28 (FAS I ch. 1, 4-5, 43-44);
HálfH III 2. XII 37-46 (FAS II 27, 43-44);
Gautr 12-13 ch. 3 (FAS III 15-16);
HrólfG 70-72 ch. 42-43 (FAS III 181-84);
Friðþj V 9 (FAS II 72, 492);
GrímL 156 ch. 4;
ÁnB 342, 360-61 ch. 5, 7;
ÞorstVík 410, 432 ch. 11, 17;
GHrólf 312 ch. 27;
HálfdBr 584 ch. 13;
SturlSt 615-16 ch. 14 (prevented);
BárðSn 4, 19 ch. 2, 10;
Þiðr I 14-15;
ÞórðarH 98 ch. 6;
ÁsmS 13-14;
Hell 15-16, 45 ch. 9, 23;
FlóresS XXI ch. 22 163;
Amb 162-68 ch. 34 (33);
HaraldHr 267, 271;
AtlaÓ 15-16 ch. 12;
Stark 6-7, 51 ch. 2, 18;
Huld# no. 16.

K917.

Treacherous murder during hunt.

cf. H1556.2;
K959.2.
RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 359-60);
Þiðr II 266-68.
cf. pretended murder during hunt:
 Herv 49-50, 126 (FAS I 459-61) (cf. K525.6.1);
failed
 Villif 32-34 ch. 15.

K959.2.

Murder in one's sleep.

Skáldsk ch. 50, 51 (41, 42);
GíslaS ch. 16;
Dropl ch. 13/
cf. LiestølUpph 151-52;
Herv 140 ch. 16 (FAS I 488);
Völs ch. 32 (30), 45 (43) =
RagnarL 113-14 ch. 1;
HálfdE VIII-IX (FAS III 531);
ÖOdd 127 (FAS II 242);
Úlfh ch. 1;
Vilm ch. 5;
Stark 7 ch. 3.

K1080.

Persons duped into injuring each other.

cf. K2130.
Herv 34-36, 116 (FAS I 446).

K1551.1.

Husband returns secretly and kills (unwelcome) suitor.

cf. N681.
Þiðr II 150-54;
thrall:
 Herv 44-47, 122-24 (FAS I 455-58).

K2130.

Trouble-makers.

cf. H911;
K1084.
Odin:
 HHu II 34;
Loki:
 Ls/
 Gylf ch. 19 (33);
Heiðrekr:
 Herv 34-36, 116 (FAS I 445-46);
Skáldsk ch. 50 (41) =
Völs ch. 30 (28), 43 (41);
Þiðr II 259-61;
Upphaf Gregorii in FMS VII 359;
Saxo lib. VII c. I 2;
Reuschel 23, 27;
women as trouble-makers:
 Heinzel 36, 39/
 cf. K1093;
 P25.

K2251.

Treacherous slave(s).

Ldb 37 n., ch. 8, 20;
Flóam ch. 23;
Karkr:
 OddÓláfTr ch. 21 (15) =
 ch. 49 in Hkr I 354/
 ch. 104 in FMS I 217;
Herv 140 ch. 16 (FAS I 488).

K2369.2.

Division of warriors hidden in pit on battlefield (or in the wood). Emerge during battle.

Sverr ch. 15 in FMS VIII 38;
RagnarL ch. 10 (9) (FAS I 260-61);
Herv 49-51, 125-28 (FAS I 459-61);
HringH 6-7, 54-55 ch. 3, 22;
Saxo lib. VIII c. VII 3.

M114.3.

Vows taken on holy swine.

cf. V1.8.4.
Herv 54, 129 (FAS I 463).

M119.3.

Vows taken as an old Norse custom at festivals, especially at Yule time.

cf. M155.
Harð ch. 14;
Jómsv ch. 33 (27);
EiríkV ch. 1 (Flb I 29);
HÞór ch. 12;
Svarfd ch. 19;
Flóam ch. 2;
ÓláfTr ch. 86, 291 in FMS I 161, II 154;
Herv 5, 54-55, 129 (FAS I 417, 463);
KetilH 125 ch. 4;
SturlSt 633 ch. 21;
IllGr 661 ch. 1;
Andr 18, 53, 70;
cf. Lagerholm 18 ad EgÁsm V 5;
CleaVig 253/
Fritzner I 779:
 »heitstrenging«;
GrønbechVFO IV 69-70, 126;
Reuschel 66;
Schlauch 25, 102;
Vries 151.

M146.

Vow to marry a certain woman.

HHj 171, 176;
Ldb ch. 6 (= ÓláfTr ch. 116 in FMS I 237);
Flóam ch. 2;
Svarfd ch. 19;
Herv 5, 94 (FAS I 417-18, 515-16);
Völs ch. 25 (24);
HálfdE VIII 10-15 (FAS III 530-31);
KetilH 125 ch. 4;
Friðþj V 8;
Þiðr II 38-39;
ÞjJón 12 ch. 3;
Gibbon 25-26 ch. 6;
Mágus 156 ch. 66.

M152.2.

Vow not to sit on father's high-seat until he is revenged.

Herv 84, 140 (FAS I 489);
Vatnsd.

M201.5.

Covenant confirmed by marriage.

Jómsv ch. 23, 29 (19, 26);
Fær ch. 41;
Styrbjarnar þáttr in FMS V 247;
Völs ch. 28 (26)/
cf. Þiðr II 39-41;
Herv 52-53, 128 (FAS I 462);
FundNo in Flb I 220 (FAS II 20);
Friðþj V 1 (FAS II 70, 491);
Gautr 48, 71 ch. 11 (FAS III 52-53);
HálfdE XV 1-7, XXI 2 (FAS III 539, 551);
HrólfG 46 ch. 28 (FAS III 139 ch. 20);
(y.) Bósa 74 ch. 3 (failed attempt);
Vígl 80, 91 ch. 18, 21;
VilhSj 94 ch. 40;
Sigþ 217 ch. 39;
SaulusN 25 ch. 11;
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 9.

M301.14.

Summoned dead prophesies.

Herv 27, 109-10 (=Skj II A 247; FAS I 438);
Saxo lib. I c. VI 3 =
Herrm 98.

M311.

Prophecy: future greatness of unborn child.

cf. D1812.3.3.8;
M301.12.
Völs ch. 12;
Herv 27, 109-10;
Amb 4-12 ch. 2;
Huld no. 1;
Breta in Hb 238.

N203.

Lucky person. Some people, especially heroes, as Hrólf Kráki and Óláfr, usually have luck.

cf. A185.
ÓláfH ch. 27 in FMS IV 44;
Herv in FAS I 447;
HrólfKr 88-89 ch. 29 (FAS I 90);
Sörla 276, 282 (FAS I 394, 406 ch. 2, 9);
Gautr 44, 46, 66, 68 ch. 11 (FAS III 48, 50);
GHrólf 335 ch. 32;
ÞorstB 183-84, 187 ch. 5, 7;
ÁsmFl 174;
Konr 62, 68, 80 ch. 6, 8, 10;
cf. GrønbechVFO I:
 »Lykkemand og niding«.

N532.

Light indicatex hidden treasure.

Eg LXXXV 17-21;
GullÞ 12 ch. 3;
Herv 17-33, 102-13 (FAS I 432-42);
DrJón 8-10 ch. 2-3.

N699.2.

King's son comes home just at his father's funeral, when the heritage has to be divided.

Herv 85-88 (FAS I 490).

N774.

Adventures from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird).

Herv 92 (FAS I 414);
GHrólf 273-77, 283-84 ch. 15-16;
HjÖlv 471 ch. 9;
EgÁsm VI 2-5, cf. n. (FAS III 374);
Þiðr II 292-94;
SigrgV ch. 5;
HringH 11-13 ch. 5;
Fertram ch. 2;
SamsF ch. 10;
Part 3 ff.;
Gibbon ch. 1;
cf. ESveinsson 1929 xxxiii;
Reuschel 111.

P16.3.1.

Old king attacked.

Sögubr 25 ch. 10 (FAS I 388);
Völs ch. 1, 11-12 (FAS I 117);
Herv 39-40 (FAS I 449-50);
HrólfKr 26-27 ch. 8 (FAS I ch. 11);
ÞorstVík 386 ch. 2;
GHrólf 259-60 ch. 8;
ÁsmK 467-68 ch. 3;
ÁsmVík 34-36 ch. 16-19;
Þiðr II 84-85;
HéðinH 7 ch. 3;
Kóngab 30, 31;
HálfdB 1 ch. 1;
Villif 26 ch. 13;
Vígk ch. 4 ff.;
Saxo lib. IV ch. IV 1.

P16.4.

Persons buried with dead king (queen).

cf. V67.
thralls:
 Guðr I 246/
 SgFIII 47, 70 =
 Völs ch. 33;
Herv (only) in FAS I 489, 508-09;
HrólfKr ch. 52 in FAS I 109;
GHrólf 246 ch. 3;
BárðSn 38 ch. 18;
Saxo lib. V c. XI 1.

P16.6.

Kings worshipped after their death.

Óláfs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs ch. 2 in FMS X 212;
Herv 1, 89 (FAS I 411).

P17.0.2.

Son succeeds father as king.

Sögubr 14 ch. 5 (FAS I 376); Herv 84, 140 (FAS I 489);
IllGr 659 ch. 6;
HrólfG 9 ch. 4 (FAS III 70);
EgÁsm VIII 10 (FAS III 380);
HálfdE X-XI (FAS III 532-33);
Gautr 11, 35-36, 60-61 ch. 2, 9 (FAS III 14, 39-40);
Álafl XIX 1;
HringH 29 ch. 12;
SamsF 33 ch. 17;
HringT 12.
* etc.

P17.0.2.1.

At son's wedding king names him as successor.

Herv in FAS I 444.

P17.9.1.

Natural son is refused kingship and half heritage.

only a third of the heritage is offered:
 Herv 86-88 (FAS I 491 ff.).

P26.1.

Queen commits suicide, as her husband vanquishes and kills her father and her brother.

cf. P211.
Herv 44, 122 (FAS I 454).

P173.3.

Captives from battle sold as slaves.

OddÓláfTr ch. 7 (6);
ÓláfTr ch. 6 in Hkr I 263, ch. 46 in FMS I 78, in Flb I 509-11 =
HallþSn in FMS III 157-63 (FjÍsl 106-11);
Herv in FAS I 447.

P176.

Murder by slaves.

Herv 84.

P233.2.1.

Father drives away bad son whom the mother prefers.

Herv 34-36, 115-17 (FAS I 444-48).

P251.5.4.

Two brothers as contrasts.

Grett XIV 1-2;
Hreiðarr-Þórðr:
 Hreiþh =
 HaraldH ch. 26 ff. in FMS VI 200-218 (Msk 124-37; FjÍsl 144-62);
Heiðrekr-Angantýr:
 Herv ch 34-36, 115-17 (FAS I 444-48);
Hálfdan-Fróði:
 HrólfKr 3-4 ch. 1 (FAS I 3-4);
Hróarr-Helgi:
 HrólfKr 17 ch. 4 (FAS I 16);
Ketill-Hrólfr:
 HrólfG 6-7 ch. 3 (FAS III 63);
Vilhjálmur-Hálfdan:
 Sigþ ch. 2 ff.;
Sigurður-Ambales:
 Amb 12 ch. 2;
cf. LiestølUpph 94;
Koht 1931 28-29;
Kersbergen 113-17.

P271.4.

Living king's or nobleman's son as foster-son of his father's friend; considered an honor for the foster-father.

cf. M201.6;
P274.1;
P281.1;
P293.1.
Eyrb I 2;
Herv 48-49, 115 ff. (FAS I 444 ff.);
GHrólf 351 ch. 36;
ÖOdd 4-7 (ch. I 7-8 and 13; FAS II 163-64, 505);
HrólfG 7-8, 76 ch. 4, 45 (FAS III 65-66, 187);
ÁsmK 83 ch. 2 (FAS II 467);
HálfH II 2, IX 2 (FAS II 26, 35);
Þiðr I 34, II 86;
Vígl 51 ch. 3;
JarlmH 1-3, 43 ch. 1-3, 24;
SigrgV 127-28 ff.;
Sigþ ch. 2, 14-15;
NikL 3-4 ch. 1;
SamsF ch. 1;
Ector ch. 7, 20 (11);
cf. Herrm 79-80/
Saxo lib. I c. IV 1.

P271.5.

Foster-father as constant helper.

cf. N812.1.
Ys ch. 34;
ÓláfTr ch. 43 in FMS I 66 = ch. 1 in Hkr I 255;
HálfdE ch. 2, 6 in Flb I 562, 566 (FMS X 168, 173), cf. ch. 4 in Hkr I 90;
Sögubr 10-12 ch. 3 (FAS I 371-73);
Herv 148-49 (FAS I 497-99);
RagnarL ch. 1 (= Völs ch. 43 FAS I 229), ch. 11 (10) (FAS I 269);
HrólfKr ch. 1 ff. =
Saxo lib. VII c. I 4 (cf. R169.4.2);
HálfdBr 560-61, 564-67 ch. 1, 3;
HálfdE II-IX, XXIV 1 (FAS III 521-32, 554);
HrólfG 38-43 ch. 24-27 (FAS III 128-35);
Þiðr H 167;
Bevers 212-66 ch. 4-36.

P293.3.

Hero killed in fighting with father's brother.

Styrbjörn hinn sterki and Eirekr hinn sigrsæli:
 Herv 159 (FAS I 511 n.).

P461.

Soldier (especially a »landvarnar-maðr« with charge of the defence of the coast and the frontier against freebooters and foreign invasion).

Nornag 49-50 ch. 2 (Flb I 347, FAS I 315-16);
Herv 148-49 (FAS I 497-99);
IllGr 649 ch. 2;
EgÁsm III 1-4 (FAS III 367-68);
HálfdBr 560 ch. 1;
ÖOdd 109 (ch. XXXII 1; FAS II 536);
Álafl VI 6, VII 1-5;
Þiðr I 69, 255, 360-66, II 60, 101, 110, 144;
Amb 10-12 ch. 3-4;
NikL 64 ch. 16;
cf. Fritzner II 413:
 »landvarnarmaðr«.

Q211.9.

Fratricide punished.

cf. father threatens to hang son who killed his brother by accident:
 Herv 36.

Q413.0.1.

Threat of hanging.

cf. Q413.5.1.
Atlam 33/
Hamð 21 =
Völs ch. 37 (35), 42 (40);
ÓláfH ch. 172 in Hkr II 397;
ÓláfTr ch. 173 Flb I 337 (FMS II 72);
Herv 36, 51, 127;
ÁnB 339 ch. 4;
HrómGr 379 ch. 9;
GHrólf 297 ch. 22;
HjÖlv 490,496 ch. 14;
SörlaSt 439 ch. 17;
Bósa 13, 97, 117 ch. 4, 8, 13;
Þiðr I 111, 161, 167, 177, 205, 291, II 99, 172;
Bevers 227 ch. 14;
Amb 18, 68 ch. 4, 12;
HaraldHr 268;
Úlf 190;
Andr# 2, * etc.

Q414.0.5.

Burning as punishment for traitor.

Herv in FAS I 460 (as suggestion);
ÞjJón 27 (18), 60 (42) ch. 11, 26.

Q414.0.12.

Burning as punishment for murder.

Vegt 11;
Herv in FAS I 461 (threat).

Q431.5.1.

Banishment for attempted seduction.

Herv in FAS I 458.

Q431.9.

Banishment for murder.

Ldb ch. 261-62 (cf. Q431.13);
Njála LXXXVII 41;
EiríkR ch. 1-2;
Völs ch. 1;
Herv 36, 116 (FAS I 446);
Bósa 8, 80 ch. 3, 5 (FAS III 197);
GHrólf 252-53 ch. 6;
ÁnB 342 ch. 5;
ÞorstVík 408-00 ch. 10;
SigrgFr 43 ch. 1 ff.;
Vilm 151 ch. 7;
AtlaÓ 5 ch. 4;
VestfjGr 168.

R5.

Capture on field of battle.

cf. Q434.2.
Herv 51, 127;
Nornag 63-64 ch. 5 (FAS I 328);
Þiðr I 258, II 314;
Amb 154-56 ch. 30 (29);
FlóresS XVI 1-2, XVIII 5-6.

R5.2.

Hero captured by being pressed between shields from all sides: »at honum váru bornir skildir«.

Herv in FAS I 461;
RagnarL 157-59 ch. 15 (FAS I 281-82);
HrólfG 62 ch. 36 (FAS III 170 ch. 30);
(y.) Bósa 98 ch. 8;
ÞorstVík 456 ch. 25;
Sigþ 186, 250 ch. 30, 53;
VilhSj 82 ch. 33;
SigFót 1004;
FlóresS XVlI 1-2.

R10.1.

Princess (maiden) abducted.

cf. K235.5.1;
K788;
K1371;
N425;
N771.2.
HHj 172;
Eg ch. 32;
HálfdS ch. 5 in Hkr I 91;
HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 147;
Fær ch. 15;
Sörla 279-82 (FAS I 400-05 ch. 7-8);
RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 359-60);
Herv 1-2 (and 90), 4 (and 93), 44, 47, 124 (FAS I 412-13, 415, 455);
Bósa 25-63, 107-37 ch. 8-16, 10-17 (FAS III 210-34);
HverN in Flb I 22 (FAS II 4);
FundNo in Flb I 220 (FAS II 20);
ÁsmK 83-84 ch. 3 (FAS II 468);
SturlSt 634-38 ch. 22;
ÞorstVík 384, 397 ch. 1, 6;
Stark 4-5, 6 ch. 1, 2;
Þiðr II 82-83;
BárðSn 1, 31 ch. 1, 15;
Íven XI 3;
FlóresS IV ff.;
SamsF ch. 4-5;
NikL 41-43 ch. 11;
Bevers 246-48 ch. 24-26;
ÁsmS 11-14;
Saxo lib. VIII c. XI 1-2;
Schlauch 104;
Krause# 157-59.

R35.

Abducted princess gives birth to child.

Herv 124 (FAS I 455);
Gautr 12-13 ch. 3 (FAS III 15-16);
ÁsmS 13-14;
FlóresS V-VI;
NikL 45-47 ch. 13.

S73.1.

Fratricide.

cf. K867.1;
N733.2;
P251.4.1;
Q211.9.
HHu I 36, 41;
Vsp 45;
Vsp 32/
Vegt =
Gylf ch. 33 (49);
Saxo lib. III c. I-IV =
Herrm 201 ff./
MC 129;
Baldr-Höðr:
 Vries 234/
 cf. K863;
Suppl. to ÓláfH in FMS V 224;
Sigurðr-Haraldr:
 MagnúsS ch. 16 in Hkr III 345;
Heiðrekr-Angantýr:
 Herv 34-36, 115-17 (FAS I 448; Skj I 276);
Hrœrekr-Helgi:
 Sögubr 8 ch. 2 (FAS I 369);
Úlfkell-Úlfarr
 HálfdE XI 6-8 (FAS III 534);
ÖOdd 120-37 (ch. XXXIV-V; FAS II 539-40): Vilhjálmr-Knútr;
Bruni-Gusi:
 KetilH 122 ch. 3;
Tistram-Herþegn:
 Þiðr II 43-47;
Eirekr-Alrekr:
 Gautr 33-34 ch. 7 (FAS III 37-38) =
 Saxo lib. V c. X 1-2;
 HálfdB 10 ch. 6.

S139.1.

Murder by twisting out intestines.

cf. F531.1.8.5;
F959.4.
Njála CLVII 25;
GíslaS ch. 36 (XXXV 7)/
cf. Prinz 1935 119;
GullÞ ch.15;
OrmSt 527 (FMS III 217-18; FjÍsl 212-15);
Svarfd ch. 5;
Herv in FAS I 507-08;
Sögubr 23 ch. 9 (FAS I 386);
EgÁsm XIII 6;
ÞorstVík 452 ch. 23;
GHrólf 328 ch. 31;
SturlSt 643-44 ch. 26;
Bósa 59 ch. 14 (FAS III 231);
GHrólf 356 ch. 36;
HrólfG 45-46 ch. 28 (FAS 137- 38);
Amb 148-50 ch. 29 (28);
SkáldH 28 ch. 9;
Vígk 14 ch. 4;
Blómst 40 ch. 24;
Stark 11 ch. 3;
Saxo lib. XII ch. IV 2, cf. lib. VI c. VII 9.

S262.3.

Sacrificial victim chosen by lot.

cf. N126;
S264.1.
Jómsv ch. 44 (34);
Herv 42, 120-21 (FAS I 452);
HálfH XII (FAS II 38);
Gautr 28 ch. 7 (FAS III 31-32) =
Saxo lib. VI c. V 7/
Herrm 427/
MC 52;
Saxo lib. VIII c. XIV 5 =
Herrm 586.

S263.1.

Highest ranking man in land to be sacrified for good crops.

ÓláfTr ch. 165 in FMS II 41;
Ys ch. 15, 43;
Herv 42, 120-21 (FAS I 451-53);
cf. Saxo lib. VI c. V 7.

S312.3.

Posthumous child to be exposed.

Herv 14, 102 (FAS I 429-30).

T81.6.

Girl kills herself after lover's death.

cf. T211.2.
Herv 2;
Völs ch. 33 (31);
Saxo lib. VII c. VII 14-15 =
Herrm 493;
DgF 20.

T86.

Lovers buried in same grave.

Herv 14 (FAS I 429) =
ÖOdd 107 (FAS II 223-35; ch. XXXI 6-7).

T131.0.1.1.

Father promises that girl may wed only man of her choice.

Herv 7, 95 (FAS I 419, 516);
Völs ch. 29 (27);
ÞorstVík 433-34 ch. 18;
KetilH 125 ch. 4-5;
HrólfG 4 ch. 2 (FAS III 59-60);
Þiðr I 65 (II 96-97);
FlóresS III 8, X 5-6;
RémK 328 ch. 63 (cf. 156 ch. 27);
Dám 69, 72 ch. 6-7.

T135.6.

Marriage by drinking festival, »drekka brúðlaup«.

cf. V65.3.
RagnarL ch. 6 (5) (FAS I 250);
Völs ch. 28 (26), 29 (27), 34 (32) (FAS I 188, 210);
HrólfKr 18 ch. 6 (FAS I ch. 7);
Herv in FAS I 455;
Gautr 34 ch. 8 (FAS III 38);
Bósa 44-47, 76, 125-28, 131, 137 ch. 13, 3, 16, 18 (FAS III 221-23 ch. 13);
HálfdE VI 8, XXIV 4 (FAS III 528, 554);
HrólfG 5, 6, 75 ch. 2, 45 (FAS III 61, 187);
ÖOdd 82-83, 186-87 (FAS II 203 (532), 293 (556); ch. XXIV 11, XLIV 11);
EgÁsm XII 8, XVIII 5 (FAS III 391, 405);
BárðSn 33 ch. 15;
SigFót 1001-02;
Álafl XVI 11-21;
JarlmH 24-26, 42-43 ch. 13, 14, 24;
ÁsmVík 32 ch. 15;
ÁsmS 13;
Amb 62, 70 ch. 12;
HéðinH 9 ch. 4;
Úlf 181;
SaulusN 48-49 ch. 20;
cf. Krause 215 ff.

T136.1.

Wedding feast.

RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 360);
Sögubr 5 ch. 1 (FAS I 366);
HjÖlv 458 ch. 3;
KetilH 124 ch. 4;
SigrgV ch. 12, 22;
Vilm 193, 199 ch. 22, 24;
Kirial 10, 85-88, 90-91;
Dám 103 ch. 16.
The feast lasts many days:
 Völs 146-47 ch. 29 (27);
five days:
 Þiðr II 36-38;
seven days:
 RagnarL 121 ch. 4 (3) (FAS I 242);
 Þiðr II 105;
 ÁsmVík 43 ch. 22;
 Álafl XVIII 1-4;
twelve days:
 Sigþ 233 ch. 46;
fourteen days or half a month:
 HálfdBr 586, 590 ch. 14, 17;
 HrólfG ch. 14 in FAS III 105;
 ÁsmVík 32 ch. 15;
 Vald 77 ch. 3;
 HéðinH 9 ch. 4;
 Þorgr 33 ch. 5;
 Úlf 271;
 SaulusN 89 ch. 34;
 ÞjJón 52-53 (36) ch. 20;
 RémK 346-60 ch. 69-70;
 Part 45;
twenty days:
 Herv in FAS I 455;
three weeks:
 Bósa 131 ch. 16;
one month:
 HrólfG 25 ch. 15;
 Bósa 61 ch. 16 (FAS III 232);
 VilhSj 123-24 ch. 58;
 HringH 31 ch. 8;
 Vald 77 ch. 3;
 Þorgr 31, 32 ch. 5;
two months:
 Kóngab 48-50.

T137.2.

Bride and bridegroom conducted to the bridal bed.

Herv in FAS I 444;
Bósa 43-47, 127-28 ch. 11-12, 16 (FAS III 220-24);
EgÁsm XII 10, XV 20 (FAS III 391, 400);
SturlSt 604 ch. 8;
Álafl VIII 2;
SaulusN 57 ch. 23;
RémK 18 ch. 5.

T326.

Suicide to save virginity.

cf. M149.2.
cf. Ldb ch. 91;
suicide to escape undesired marriage:
 Herv 2.

T602.

Weapons and horses procured for boy at his birth.

Herv 85.

T685.

Twins.

cf. T581.10.
Herv 4, 93 (FAS I 416):
 »tveir Haddingjar«;
SigrgV ch. 16, cf. T682.

V0.

Religious services, »blót«.

cf. E748;
S260.
cf. Ys ch. 8;
Sögubr 25 ch. 10 (FAS I 388);
HverN in Flb I 21-22 (FAS II 3-4);
FundNo in Flb I 219 (FAS II 17);
Herv 160 (FAS I 512 n.);
RagnarL ch. 7 (6) (FAS I 250; Skj II B 253);
HrólfKr 35 ch. 13 (FAS I ch. 17);
Friðþj II 7 (FAS II 64, 491);
ÞorvV in Flb I 270 (FMS I 267-68, FjÍsl 490-91);
Sörla 275 (FAS I 391);
GrønbechVFO IV 127 ff.

V1.2.3.

Worship of »dísir«, Dísablót.

cf. E748.
Krákumál st. 29 in Skj I 656 (FAS I 310);
VígaGlúm ch. 6;
Ys ch. 29;
Herv 44, 91, 122 (FAS I 413, 454);
Friðþj V 2, IX 4 ff. (FAS II 85-87);
cf. Vries 375.

V1.3.

Worship of ancestors.

Óláfs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs in FMS X 209-15;
Herv 1, 89-90 (FAS I 411-12, 513);
BárðSn 12, 13 ch. 6 (cf. 16-17 ch. 8-9).

V12.4.3.1.

Hog as sacrifice.

cf. V1.8.4.
Herv 54-55, 129 (FAS I 462-63 (n.);
Vries 98, 265, 266.

V12.4.4.

Ox (bull) as sacrifice.

cf. V1.8.1.
Eg ch. 65;
VígaGlúm ch. 9/
cf. Ström 1952 12;
Brandkrossa þáttr ed. Austf 186;
ÓláfH ch. 107 in Hkr II 219 (FMS IV 234, Flb II 184);
ÓláfTr ch. 215 in FMS II 193 (Flb I 420);
Flóam ch. 21;
Bósa 26-28, 108-12 ch. 8, 10-11;
Gautr 10-11, 60-61 ch. 2 (FAS III 13-14);
ÞorstUxaf 249 (FMS III 105-06, FjÍsl 439);
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 12, lib. XIV c. XXXIX 4;
cf. Ldb 140 n.:
 »blótnaut«;
Herv in FAS I 425;
Vries 99, 265.

V12.4.9.

Horse as sacrifice.

cf. V1.3.2.
AriÍ ch. 7;
HrafnkelF ch. 3 ff;
cf. Liestøl 1945b 59-66/
Ström 1952 15;
HákonG ch. 17-18 in Hkr I 192-94;
ÓláfH ch. 107 in Hkr II 219(FMS IV 234, Flb II 184);
Herv 159-60 (FAS I 511-12 n.);
cf. permission to eat horsemeat:
 ÓláfH ch. 59 in FMS IV 109 =
 ÓláfTr ch. 229 in FMS II 242, by Odd ch. 41 (32);
 Vries 97, 265.

V61.8.

Burial in grave-mound.

cf. E481.3
HHu II in BuggeE 198;
Dropl ch. 11;
Eyrb ch. 37;
Laxd ch. 28;
GíslaS ch. 14;
GullÞ ch. 14;
Hell 9, 34, 35 ch. 6, 15, 16;
HrafnkelF ch. 8;
Ldb ch. 25, 38, 39, 74, 90, 92, 122, 125 (= BárðSn 13 ch. 6), 131, 134, 169, 369, 12 n., 142 n.;
Hkr Prologus;
Ys ch. 8, 23ff.;
ÞorstB 197 ch. 12;
ÞorstUxaf 214 (FMS III 101; FjÍsl 396; (Ísl. Forns III (1883) 129));
Svaða þáttr (Ísl. Forns III (1883) 436) (FMS II 195);
Ágrip ch. 6 in FMS V 384;
Svarfd ch. 7;
Flóam ch. 8, 9, 18;
ÞórðarH ch. 13, 19, 20;
Óláfs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs in FMS X 212;
ÓláfTr in Flb I 403;
Herv 14, 101 (FAS I 429, 448, 489, 499, 508-09, 517);
Sögubr 24 ch. 9 (FAS I 386-87);
Uppl 456-57 ch. 1-2 (FAS I 104-05);
Völs ch. 1 (FAS I 115), cf. 2, 84, 116;
RagnarS ch. 4, 5 in Hb 465, 467 (FAS I 356, 360);
HrólfKr 107 ch. 34 (FAS I ch. 52);
ÖOdd 16-17, 76-77, 94-95, 101, 105-06, 186-87 (ch. III 1-2, XXIII 3, XXVIII 1, XXIX 16, XXX 8, XLIV 10; FAS II 169 (508), 200 (530), 209 (535-36), 215, 221-22, 292 (556));
HálfH IV 3, VI 4 (FAS II 28, 30);
Friðþj I 8-11, XII 12 (FAS II 65, 98, 488-89);
ÁnB 340, 354 ch. 4, 6;
ÞorstVík 410 ch. 11;
GHrólf 246, 321, 332, 344, 348 ch. 3, 29, 31, 33, 34;
HjÖlv 510 ch. 21;
HálfdBr 587-88 ch. 15;
SörlaSt 433 ch. 14;
HrólfG 46 ch. 28 (FAS III 139; 71 ch. 5);
EgÁsm VI 10 ff., XII 2(FAS III 376-78, 389), cf. introd. xxv-ix;
Vígl 73-74 ch. 16;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 13-14;
HálfdB 10 ch. 6;
SkáldH 30 ch. 9;
GunnarK 245;
VestfjGr 169;
Amb 178 ch. 38 (37);
Úlfh ch. 3;
AtlaÓ 18-19 ch. 15;
Villif 85 ch. 40;
Stark 102 ch. 26;
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 17, lib. III c. III 7-8, c. IV 15, lib. IV c. II 4, lib. V c. VIII 1, etc.;
cf. Vries# 18, 26;
Weinhold 490 ff.

V65.2.

Drinking festival in memory of the dead, »drekka erfi«.

Sinfj in BuggeE 202,;
Atlam 75 in BuggeE 304;
Völs ch. 10, 40 (38), 43 (41);
RagnarL ch. 19 (20) (FAS I 294-95);
Herv 36, 85-88, 141-45 (FAS I 490-95);
Sögubr 14 ch. 5 (FAS I 376);
HrólfG 25 ch. 16 (FAS III 71-72, 105, 112);
ÖOdd 26, 107-08 (ch. IV, XXXI 8; FAS II 174, 223-24);
KetilH 122 ch. 3;
GHrólf 349 ch. 34;
SörlaSt 433 ch. 14;
HjÖlv 456 ch. 2;
IllGr 659 ch. 6;
Þiðr II 358;
Egils þáttr Síðu-Hallssonar ok TófaV in FMS V 327-28;
ÞorstB 183 ch. 5;
Úlf 158;
HringH 29 ch. 12;
Vilm 199 ch. 24;
NikL 3-6 ch. 1, 3;
Andr 84, 85;
Saxo lib. III c. II 11, III 1;
in family sagas as:
 Eyrb ch. 54/
 Laxd ch. 27/
 Svarfd ch. 11/
 etc./
 cf. GrønbechVFO IV 126;
Weinhold 500.

V112.

Temples.

ÞorstUxaf 249 (FMS III 105-06, FjÍsl 439);
Herv 88, 143 (FAS I 493, Skj II B 271);
Friðþj 2-3 ch. I 2 ff., IX-X (FAS II 63ff.);
SturlSt 624 ch. 17-18;
Bósa 25, 107 ch. 8, 10 (FAS III 213-15);
AtlaÓ 15-16 ch. 12;
Vries 105.

V332.

Baptism of heathen.

ÞorstB 195-97 ch. 12;
Tóka 137-38 (FMS V 303);
Nornag 48, 76-78 ch. 1, 9-10 (Flb I 346, 357-58; FAS I 314, 339-41);
ÖOdd 112-14 (ch. XXXIII, FAS II 226-48, 537-38);
EiríkV 32 ch. 2 (FAS III 662-67, 671);
BárðSn 36-37 ch. 17;
ÁsmFl 176;
Part 26;
cf. Völs ch. 13;
Herv 14, 102 (FAS I 429-30, 517);
RagnarL ch. 7 (6) (FAS I 251);
ÖOdd 4-5, 126 (FAS II 162, 504; ch. I 6);
BárðSn 2, 24 ch. 1, 11;
Steins þáttr Skaptasonar in Flb II 264 (FMS IV 318; FjÍsl 315);
ÞorstTj Flb III 433 (FjÍsl 432);
Bevers 253 ch. 29;
Mars 3-4, 12 ch. 1, 4;
newborn baby is »vatni ausinn« and given name by its father:
 Vries 80.

V356.

Christian hero overthrows heathen idals.

ÓláfH ch. 113 in Hkr II 235, ch. 107-08 in FMS IV 245, 248;
ÓláfTr ch. 141-42, 150, 167, 173, 174, 201, 203 in FMS I 283-85, 304, II 44, 75, 78, 154, 163, by Odd ch. 47 (35), 54 (42);
Knytl ch. 122 (FMS XI 384) =
Saxo lib. XIV c. XXXIX 31 472;
ÞórNef in FMS V 319 (FjÍsl 362);
Herv 159-60 (FAS I 511-12 n.);
ÖOdd 181 (ch. XLIV 2, FAS II 287-88, 555);
NikL 31 ch. 10;
Bevers 264 ch. 35;
cf. Heimslýsing in Hb 160.

Z71.6.

Formulistic number: nine.

cf. A651.3.1.1;
P251.6.5;
P252.5.
Vsp 2, 56 (53) =
Gylf ch. 38 (51, MC 341);
Háv 138, 140;
Hyndl 35;
Vkv 3;
Sigrdr 22-33;
Fjölsv 26, 38;
Skírn 39, 41 =
Gylf ch. 23 (37);
HHj 17, 29, 173;
HHu II 194;
Gylf ch. 12 (23), 15 (27, MC 153), 34 (49);
Skáldsk ch. 6 (57), 16 (8), 24 (16), 81 (64 =
FAS II 9, MC 112;
Sól 51, 79;
Skj I 201.
ÞorstVík 404-5 ch. 9;
EiríkR ch. 4;
Herv 84 ch. 10 (FAS I 488);
Amb 180 ch. 39 (38);
Saxo lib. VI c. VII 2;
* etc.

Z71.8.

Formulistic number: twelve.

cf. P251.6.7;
P475.1.
Fjölsv 34 (?);
SnE Prol. ch. 3 (4);
Gylf ch. 4 (3), 8 (15), 11 (20)/
MC 15, 322;
Ldb 35 n.;
Fær ch. 36;
Skjöld 8-9, 12;
Ys 2, 7, 11, 22;
ÓláfH ch. 94, 109, 118, 141 in Hkr II;
MagnúsG ch. 6, 28 in Hkr III;
Sturl I 4, 480, II 87, 153, 256;
Svarfd ch. 16, 26;
Herv 54-55, 129 (FAS I 463);
HrólfKr 40 ch. 14 (FAS I 40 ch. 20);
HálfH X 7 (FAS II 36);
Gautr 16-17 ch. 4 (FAS III 19-20);
EgÁsm X 18 (FAS III 387);
HálfdE XVI 9-10 (FAS III 543);
SörlaSt 411-12 ch. 2;
(y.) Bósa 87, 121 ch. 6, 14;
Finnb ch. 16-20;
Harð ch. 15, 20, 25, 27, 28;
Yngv 4;
Þiðr I 2-3, 231, 353, 356, II 1-37;
Sigþ 111 ch. 5;
JarlmH 11-12, 19-20, 25 ch. 7, 11, 14;
Amb 48 ch. 10;
SaulusN 28-31 ch. 14;
Villif 14-15, 23, 25, 26, 37, 59 ch. 6, 12, 13, 17, 27;
Þorgr 8 ch. 1;
Úlf 189 ff.;
HringH 45-46, 50-51 ch. 19, 21;
Dám 61 ch. 5;
Ector ch. 1, 9, 10;
RémK 7-11, 32, 35, 247-48, 335, 340 ch. 2-3, 8, 50, 65, 66;
Mars 5 ch. 2;
Saxo lib. VI c. II 2, lib. IX c. lV 14, XIV 9;
* etc.