Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Knytl

Knytlinga saga, in Sögur Danakonunga, ed. Carl af Petersens och Emil Olson for Samfund til Udgivelse af gammel nordisk Litteratur 1919-25 (Fornmanna Sögur XI p. 177-402).

Works with this reference:

A581.2.

Culture hero returns and aids followers in battle.

cf. A172.
Óláfr helgi:
 cf. R165/
 Geisli in Skj I 434, 441/
 MagnúsG ch. 27 in Hkr III;
HákonH ch. 21 in Hkr III 430/
Knytl ch. 22.

B151.3.

Bird determines road to be taken.

cf. raven shows where troops have to be stationed:
Knytl ch. 117-18.

D127.3.

Transformation: man to whale (»hvalr«, »hrosshvalr«).

cf. F531.1.8.8.
ÓláfH ch. 33 in Hkr I 316/
Knytl ch. 3;
HálfdE ch. XX 3-4 (FAS III 549);
GHrólf 318 ch. 28;
Sigþ ch. 25;
Fertram ch. 12.
cf. StrömbäckSejd 95.

D644.

Transformation to travel fast.

Knytl ch. 3.

D651.5.

Transformation to spy enemy's camp.

Knytl ch. 3;
ÞorstVík 417 ch. 13.

D1563.1.5.

Blood makes soil fertile.

cf. D1500.1.9.2.
saint's blood:
 Knytl ch. 92.
cf. grass grows always on good man's grave:
 Ldb 53 ch. 125/
 BárðSn 13 ch. 6;
KetilH 132, 133 ch. 5:
 »hann blótaði Árhaug; þar festi eigi snjó á«/
 Grønbech VFO IV 128.

E182.

Dead body incorruptible.

cf. D1585;
D2167.
Hrappr:
 Laxd XXIV 28;
Klaufi:
 Svarfd ch. 32;
Ívarr:
 RagnarL ch. 18 (19) (FAS I 294);
Óláfr helgi:
 Skj I 244, 300/
 ÓláfH ch. 244-45 in Hkr II 517, ch. 228-29 in FMS V 105 ff./
 HaraldH ch. 25, 80 in Hkr III 112, 193;
Knútr helgi:
 Knytl ch. 77;
Ingimundr prestr:
 Sturl I 153, Bisk I 435.
cf. Frotho:
 Saxo lib. V c. XVI 3.

E232.

Return from the dead to slay wicked person.

Eaðmundr helgi slays Sveinn tjúguskegg like Merkúrius Júlianus níðingr:
 ÓláfH ch. 12 in Hkr II 15, ch. 31 in FMS IV 48/
 Knytl ch. 6/
 cf. fsLeg II 601-02.

H71.6.

Bright eyes as sign of royalty (nobility).

cf. H1550.1;
F541.
Rþ 35;
HHu I 6;
Knytl ch. 20;
ÓláfH ch. 25 in FMS IV 38/
cf. Skj I 242;
HrólfKr 23 ch. 7;
Völs ch. 13, 23 (22), 30 (28), 41-42 (39-40);
GHrólf 264, 292-94 ch. 9, 20;
Saxo lib. II c. II 5, lib. VII c. X 18.

H221.

Ordeal by fire.

cf. H1199.10.
cf. garment does not burn:
 Knytl ch. 77 =
 Sögubr ch. 4 in FMS XI 420.

J157.

Wisdom (knowledge) from dream.

cf. D1810.8;
D1812.3.3;
D1812.5.1.2;
D1813.1.6;
E366;
F564.3.3;
F1068;
N531.
AriÍ in ASB I ch. IV 2-3;
Njála XXIII 9-10, LXII 5-6;
Laxd ch. 48-49, 76;
GíslaS ch. 22, 24, 30, 33;
Hallfr ch. 9-11 (94, 115, 121, 129);
HrafnkelF ch. 1 =
Ldb ch. 329;
Fóstbr ch. 4, 23, 24;
Grœnlþ 277 ch. 2;
Flóam ch. 15, 20, 21;
Ldb 36 n. (> ÓláfTr ch. 128 in FMS I 254), 50 n., 119 n.;
ÓláfH ch. 112, 188 in Hkr II, ch. 107 in FMS IV 243-44, ch. 178 in FMS V 38;
Sighvats þáttr skálds and ÞórNef in FMS V 210, 319;
OddÓláfTr ch. 13 (9), 27(18);
ÓláfTr ch. 131 in FMS I 262 (= ÞorvV in FjÍsl 485; Kristni ch. 11 2-3), ch. 200, 219 in FMS II 147 (= Flb I 380), 212, ch. 279, 283 in FMS V 48, 57;
HaraldH ch. 28, 57 and MagnúsS ch. 31 in Hkr III 115, 152, 310;
MagnúsG ch. 51 in FMS VI 118(= HrafnþH in FjÍsl 249);
HaraldH ch. 6 in FMS VI 143, ch. 69 in Flb III 431 (= Þorsteins þáttr forvitna in FjÍsl 416-18);
Sverr ch. 6 in Flb II 542;
Knytl ch. 68, 117;
Orkn ch. 57;
Fær ch. 53;
Sturl I 227, 273;
Bisk I 114, 121, 258, 268, 302, 438, 444, 612, 624, 793, II 18-19, 88, 131;
Sögubr ch. 2, 3 (FAS I 367, 371-73);
EiríkV 34 ch. 4 (FAS III 670);
Þiðr II 283;
Dám 90 ch. 13;
Árm 59;
Gering I 18, 21, 22, 29, 36;
cf. LiestølUpph 147-48, 222-24;
Klare 1939 8.

K811.1.

Enemies invited to banquet (visit) and killed.

Atlam/
Akv/
Hamð in BuggeE 284 ff. =
Völs ch. 5, 35 (33)/
Skáldsk ch. 51 (42)/
Þiðr II 279 ff.;
Skáldsk ch. 4-5 (57) and 55 (44) =
HrólfKr 32-34 ch. 12 (FAS I 32-34), cf. 79-89 ch. 27-29 (FAS I 80-91)/
Saxo lib. II c. VI 1-2;
Jómsv ch. 31 (12);
Knytl ch. 91 =
Saxo lib. XIII c. VI;
Ys ch. 36;
HálfH ch. XI-XIII;
HrólfG 50-53 ch. 30-31 (FAS III 146-52);
Yngv 1-3;
HaraldHr 267-68;
Saxo lib. V c. XIV 1-4;
Reuschel 20.

P555.2.1.1.

»Publication of slaying«. Heads of slain enemies displayed.

cf. H901.1;
Q421.1.
Grett ch. 83;
Fóstbr ch. 17-18;
HÞór ch. 15;
BjörnHít ch. 32;
Knytl ch. 119;
HaraldHárf ch. 22 in Hkr I 130 =
ÓláfTr ch. 95 in FMS I 194;
ÓláfTr ch. 49 in Hkr I 354-55;
HaraldH ch. 49 in Hkr III 145;
Sturl I 305, II 55;
Ys ch, 4;
Harð ch. 38;
Vígl 64 ch. 12;
ÖOdd 176 (FAS II 285);
SigrgFr 97-98 ch. 15;
Vilm 180-81 ch. 18;
HringH 33 ch. 14;
Þiðr II 202-06;
Bevers 211 ch. 3;
Breta in Hb 235;
Saxo lib. XV c. III 13, lib. IX c. IV 27;
cf. Schlauch# 83.

Q413.1.

Hanging as punishment for theft (plundering).

Knytl ch. 40;
Sturl I 235;
Bisk I 224;
GHrólf 300, 301 ch. 23;
Bósa 13, 97 ch. 4, 8 (FAS III 200);
Þiðr I 111;
VilhSj 20 ch. 9;
Flov 147-48, 151, 159, 194 ch. 19, 21, 23, 14;
Bevers 226 ch. 14;
Gering I 236;
Saxo lib. V c. XII =
Herrm 471.

Q415.2.

Mice devour hard-hearted man.

cf. Knytl ch. 61.

Q423.

Punishment: breaking upon a wheel.

Knytl# ch. 118.

Q451.0.1.

Hands and feet cut off as punishment.

Skj I 240, 571;
for theft:
 Knytl ch. 73;
hands and feet broken as punishment for treachery:
 HrólfKr 24, 27 ch. 7, 9.

Q552.3.

Failure of crops during reign of wicked king (earl).

cf. Q153.
ÓláfH ch. 97 in Hkr II 200;
Orkn ch. I 3;
Knytl ch. 69 =
Saxo lib. XII c. I-II (Olavus Hunger)/
cf. Gering I 56.

R121.6.

Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters.

cf. R165.
ÓláfH ch. 258 in FMS V 146;
MagnúsS ch. 31 in Hkr III 311;
cf. Sturl I 312;
Knytl ch. 68.

R165.

Rescue by saint.

cf. E366;
R121.6.
Geisli st. 28, 54 in Skj B I 434, 441 =
MagnúsG ch. 27-28 in Hkr III 47-49;
HákonH ch. 21 in Hkr III 430;
Knytl ch. 22;
Bisk I 210-12, 672;
BárðSn 43 ch. 20.

S165.

Mutilation: putting out eyes.

cf. Q451.7.
Skj I 340, 345, 442;
Hallfr 71;
ÓláfH ch. 75 in Hkr II 130, ch. 73 and 261 in FMS IV 151, V 151;
ÓláfTr ch. 172 in FMS II 62;
HaraldH ch. 14 in Hkr III 95;
MagnúsBl ch. 8 in Hkr III 327;
Sturl I 42, 485;
HaraldG ch. 9, 15 in FMS VII 185, 196;
Knytl ch. 100;
Orkn ch. 111;
HrólfKr 41 ch. 14 (FAS I 41);
RagnarS ch. 12 (11) (FAS I 271);
HálfH V 7-9 (FAS II 28-29);
HálfdE XVIII 4 (FAS III 547);
GHrólf 331 ch. 31;
HálfdBr 587 ch. 15;
EgÁsm XIII 4-7;
ÖOdd 42, 47, 129, 181 (ch. XI 7-9, XLIII 7);
Yngv 4;
Þiðr I 343, II 109;
cf. FlóresS XXIII 11;
HringH 15-16, 18-20 ch. 6, 9;
Amb# 154-56 ch. 30 (29).

T51.

Wooing by emissary.

Skírn =
MC 111;
HHj 171;
Gylf ch. 19 (33);
Knytl ch. 88;
ÓláfH ch. 91-92 in Hkr II 176 ff.;
ÓláfTr ch. 193 in FMS II 128, by Odd ch. 33 (25);
HaraldHárf ch. 3 in Hkr I 101;
Ys ch. 48;
HrólfKr 47 ch. 17 (FAS I ch. 24);
RagnarL ch. 5 (4) (FAS I 245);
Sögubr 3-6 ch. 1 (FAS I 363-66);
HrólfG 38 ch. 24 (FAS III 127-28);
GHrólf 267-68 ch. 11;
SturlSt 634, 638-39 ch. 22, 23;
Þiðr I 49-56 (II 71-83), 57-62 (II 87-91), 62-70 (II 94-105), 282-85, II 38-40, 47-60, 111-12, 157, 275-79;
Harð ch. 5;
JarlmH 4-19 ch. 4-19;
ÁsmS 1-2;
SigrgV ch. 7, 22;
SaulusN 85-89 ch. 33;
NikL 7-17 ch. 4-7 (cf. K1372);
Mágus 1-2, 8-9;
Kirial 2-4, 77-80;
Saxo lib. III c. II 8, lib. IV c. I 12, lib. V c. I 6-10, III 23, lib. VI c. IV 13, lib. VIII c. IX 1 etc.;
cf. Reuschel 94-95.

T350.

Chaste sleeping together.

Helreið 12;
Knytl ch. 31;
HrólfKr 63 ch. 23 (FAS I 63)/
cf. ESveinsson 1929 xxxiv.

V221.

Miraculous healing by saint.

cf. D1500.1.9.2;
D2161;
E121.4;
F952.
Sturl I 229;
ÓláfH ch. 189, 240, 245 in Hkr II 437, 514, 521, ch. 179, 261 in FMS V 39, 153, suppl. in FMX V 214;
HaraldH ch. 57 in Hkr III 152;
MagnúsB ch. 22 in Hkr III 260;
MagnúsS ch. 30 in Hkr III 309;
IngaK ch. 24-25 in Hkr III 382-85;
Knytl ch. 77 (FMS XI 308);
Þórhalls þáttr knapps in Flb I 439-41 (FMS II 229-32);
EgilSíðuH in Flb II 145 (FMS V 325-26, FjÍsl 20-21);
Bisk I 97, 115-24, 178-202, 208-09, 251-56, 259-60, 304 ff., 357, 438, 451, 456-61, 606-07, 611, 613-18, 644, II 20, 22-29, 79, 95, 157, 168-75, 172-73;
BárðSn 38 ch. 18;
worm taken out of woman:
 Hemings þáttr ch. 16 in Hb 334-36;
Gering I 59.

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.

V476.

Warrior retires into monastery in his old days.

cf. P16.1;
Q52O.6.
Sturl II 65;
ÓláfTr ch. 78 (65) =
ÓláfTr ch. 283 in FMS III 56-62;
HaraldG ch. 15 in FMS VII 196;
Knytl ch. 100, 106;
Orkn ch. 75;
ÞorvV in Flb I 273 (FMS I 275, FjÍsl 499, 502);
Hernings þáttr ch. 23 in Hb 348-49;
Þiðr II 387-89;
JarlmH 43 ch. 24;
NikL 38 ch. 10;
Gibbon 114;
Mágus 170 ch. 75, cf. 174 ch. 78;
Vries 1955 17 ff.