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Bibliography for: Reykd

Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu, ed. Íslenzk fornrit X 1940.

Works with this reference:

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.

D2165.

Escapes by magic.

cf. D908;
D1395;
D1766.1.7;
F942.1.1;
R165;
R210.
Reykd ch. 14;
ÞorstVík 400, 457 ch. 7, 25.

F771.3.5.

Underground house.

cf. N512;
R319.
Laxd ch. 49;
Reykd ch. 4, 28;
GíslaS ch. 23, 25, 29, 33;
Grœnlþ ch. 6;
Dropl 12-14;
Ldb ch. 276;
Fær ch. 37;
Flóam ch. 16;
HrólfKr 5 ch. 1 (FAS I 4);
Völs ch. 6 (FAS I 127);
ÖOdd 72 (ch. XXII 1 ff.);
ÞorstVík 416-19 ch. 13-14;
GHrólf 348-49 ch. 34;
SturlSt 642 ch. 25;
Þiðr I 227;
Vígl 73 ch. 16;
SigrgFr 89 ch. 13;
Mágus 13 ch. 8-10, 159 ch. 67;
GunnarK 235;
VestfjGr 168;
Saxo lib. VII c. IX 3 (Drot).

F833.

Extraordinary sword.

cf. D838.5;
D1081;
D1402.7;
D1645.4;
F948.4;
F997.
Eg ch. 61;
Reykd ch. 19;
Völs ch. 3, 8;
Álafl XVI 22;
(y.) Bósa 111 ch. 11;
the sun must not shine on the hill of Sköfnungr, nor must women look at it drawn:
ÞórðarH 62-63 (cf. 102 ch. 8);
D1653.1.1.1;
Þiðr I 35-36, 40, 97-102, 179-80, 222, 314-15, 345, 355, II 278, 294;
RémK 30-31 ch. 8;
Korm ch. 9;
Fastus 7 ch. 2;
Andr 40;
Løvi:
Saxo lib. II c. VI 11.

F1068.

Realistic dream.

cf. J157.
Reykd ch. 19.

G283.

Witches have control over weather.

cf. D2140.
Eyrb XL 12-13;
Laxd ch. 35;
Reykd ch. 14;
HrólfKr 102-03 ch. 33 (FAS I 105);
Friðþj V, VI (FAS II 72 ff., 492 ff.);
IllGr 658-59 ch. 6; MC 283.

H217.2.

Decision by single combat or holmgang of who is to marry girl.

cf. F610.3.4.2.1 ;
H1561.2.1;
R111.1.9;
T151.1.
Sól 14 in BuggeE 359;
GunnlO 92 ch. 11 (22 in SUGNL, XIV 21-XVI ed. Mogk);
GíslaS II 13-25;
Reykd ch. 13;
ÓláfTr ch. 32 in Hkr, ch. 80 in FMS I 150, by Odd ch. 17 (11);
ÖOdd 100 (XXIX 14; FAS II 215);
FundNo in Flb I 220 (FAS II 20);
KetilH 125, 132, 136 ch. 4, 5;
ÞorstVík 388, 430 ch. 3-4, 16;
GHrólf 246-47 ch. 3 ff.;
HjÖlv 463-69 ch. 6-7;
SturlSt 598-610 ch. 6-10;
SigFót 1003-04;
Vígl 55 ch. 5;
Kjaln ch. 9;
Hell 52-53 ch. 30;
HálfdB 3 ch. 2;
HéðinH ch. 5;
RémK 38-41 ch. 9;
Vilm ch. 21;
Vígk ch. 1, 8;
Stark 4 ch. 1;
Part 21 ff.;
Gibbon ch. 7, 9;
Saxo lib. I c. III 3.

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.

Q434.3.

Fettering to post or oak.

Reykd ch. 21 (post);
ÁnB 328 ch. 2 (oak);
Sigurðr permits himself to be fettered to lindentree:
Þiðr II 11-12/
 cf. DgF 7.

Q464.

Covering with honey and exposing to flies.

cf. K649.10.
cf. Reykd ch. 21.

R111.1.9.

Princess (maiden) rescued from undesired suitor.

cf. F610.3.4.2.1;
H335.4.4;
K1371.1;
Q411.2.1;
M149.2;
T320;
T104.
HHu I 18 ff. =
Völs ch. 9;
Reykd ch. 19;
VígaGlúm ch. 4;
Svarfd ch. 7;
Flóam ch. 17, 27;
HálfdE XIX-XX (FAS III 547-51);
ÁsmK 100 ch. 10 (FAS II 487);
KetilH 125-26, 132 ch. 4, 5;
ÞorstVík 388-94 ch. 2-4;
HjÖlv 465-69 ch. 6-7;
Hell 52-53 ch. 29-30;
VilhSj 30-35 ch. 15-18;
Sigþ 175-80, 251-54 ch. 27-28, 54;
JarlmH (10-19) 19-23 ch. (6-9) 11-12;
Álafl VII 1-VIII 1;
FlóresS XXVI II-XXVII 8;
HringH 50-52 ch. 21;
HringT 13-16 ch. 6;
Vilm 145-50 ch. 4-6;
Ector ch. 10-11, 21;
Nitida 19-21 ch. 3.;
RémK 155-94 ch. 27-35;
Part 29-43;
Vígk 11 ff. ch. 4;
Arm ch. 15 *;
Andr 22 ff.;
Saxo lib. VII c. XI 7-10, lib. VII c. 111;
cf. LiestølUpph 154;
Heinzel 155;
Schlauch 64, 104 ff.

S161.

Mutilation: cutting off hands (arms).

Eyrb XVIII 16, XX 1, XXIII 6, LXII 6;
Grett IV 9, XXIII 3, XXIV 4, LXV 5;
Njála LXIII 20, LXXII 9, CXLVI 16, CL 18, CLVII 22;
Reykd ch. 13, 23;
GullÞ ch. 15;
ÓláfH ch. 233 in Hkr II, ch. 73 in FMS IV 151;
IngaK ch. 7 in Hkr III, ch. 8 in FMS VII 217· Sturl I 203, 279, 288, II 35, 39, 181;
Bisk I 64;
ÞorstUxaf 255 (FMS III 118; FjÍsl 450);
HrómH 414 (FMS III 150; FjÍsl 162; ÍslF VIII 314 ch. 5);
RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 359);
Sögubr 23 ch. 9 (FAS I 385);
HálfdE XX 2 (FAS III 549);
EgÁsm III 3, XI 3-8 (FAS III 368, 38-89);
ÞorstVík 456 ch. 25;
HjÖlv 481, 484 ch. 12;
Þiðr I 27, II 215, 283;
ÞórðarH 103 ch. 8;
FlóresS VIII 6, XIII 8;
Amb 156, 182 ch. 30 (29), 39 (38);
Vald 62 ch. 1;
Vígk 13 ch. 4;
FlóresB XXIII 5;
ÚlfU ch. 4;
GunnarK 245;
Andr 77, 81.

S162.

Mutilation: cutting off legs (feet).

cf. G512.6;
S161.2.
Njála V 15, XLV 14, LXXII 8, LXXXII 21, XCIX 4, CXXIX 14, CXLVI23, CLI 12-13;
Dropl ch. 15;
VígaGlúm ch. 4;
Eyrb XVIII 21, 27, XLV 12;
Eg XLV 6, LXIV 43;
Reykd ch. 13;
Heiðarvíga ch. 30;
GullÞ ch. 18-19;
GunnlO 102 ch. 12 (22 and XVI 9);
Laxd XLIX 16;
Ldb ch. 200, 209;
Bisk I 64, 674;
Grett II 7, XII 11, XLIII 7;
ÓláfH ch. 228 in Hkr II 493, ch. 73 in FMS IV 151;
MagnúsS ch. 31 in Hkr III 310;
Sturl I 203, 288, 315, 317, 358, 363, 398, 441, II 34, 129, 184, 201, 219;
Fær ch. 18, 54;
Flóam ch. 17;
HaraldG ch. 9 in FMS VII 185;
Gautr 21 ch. 4 (FAS III 24);
Bósa 60 ch. 15 (FAS III 231);
GrímL 154 ch. 3;
KetilH 126 ch. 4;
GHrólf 303-04, 328, 329, 343, 344 ch. 24, 31, 33;
BárðSn 35 ch. 16;
ÞorstUxaf 251 (FMS III 110-11, FjÍsl 443);
Harð ch. 39;
Þiðr II 28;
FlóresB XXIII 5;
ÞórðarH 96-97 ch. 3-4;
Sigþ 179 ch. 28;
VilhSj 35, 102, 107, 116 ch. 18, 44, 48, 53;
Hell 50 ch. 27, 28;
Vald 62 ch. 1;
HringH 8, 11, 42 ch. 3, 4, 17;
Úlf 172, 216;
Ector ch. 9;
GunnarK 238, 245;
Andr 77;
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 9, cf. lib. I c. VIII 4;cf. the sword-name Fótbítr:
Laxd ch. XXIX ff./
Dropl ch. 13/
Vápnf ch. 2;
the sword-name Leggbítr:
MagnúsB ch. 35 in FMS VII 69, ch. 24-25 in Hkr III 263;
 Liestøl Upph 154.