Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Vatnsd

Vatnsdœla saga, ed. Einar Ól. Sveinsson in Íslenzk fornrit VIII 1939 (same chapter division as in H. W. Vogt's ed. in Altnordische Sagabibliothek XVI 1921).

Works with this reference:

A0.

Creator.

cf. A141.1.
BárðSn 43 ch. 20:
 »þann er skapat hafði himin ok jörð«;
Gylf ch. 4 (3);
Ldb ch. 52:
StrömbäckSejd 75 n.:
 »þeim guði er sólina hafði skapat«;
 cf. LiestølUpph 158;
ÓláfTr ch. 215 in Flb I 263:
StrömbäckSejd 75 n.:
 »þeim guði er sólina hafði skapat«;
 cf. LiestølUpph 158;
SnE Prol. ch. 1;
Vatnsd ch. XXIII 5, XXXVII 6, XLVI 7, introd. lxxii-iv:
StrömbäckSejd 75 n.:
 »þeim guði er sólina hafði skapat«;
 cf. LiestølUpph 158.

B291.6.1.

Thief lives alone with 20 cats that help him keep intruders away.

Vatnsd XXVIII 1-13.

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.;
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.

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.

D1380.3.1.

Magic head (of horse) as protection of land (or to mock enemies).

cf. F494.1;
V1.3.2.
Vatnsd XXXIV 11;
Eg LVII 55-57;
Finnb ch. 34;
Saxo lib. V c. III 7 =
Herrm 327;
Vries 55;
MC 230, 298;
Ström 1952 23.

D1380.20.

»Rúnar« protect.

Vatnsd XXXIV 11.

D1711.

Magician.

cf. D1817.0.1;
M301;
R111.1.7.
Grett XXXII 3: Skapti and Þóroddr;
Vatnsd ch. 18-26: Hrolleifr and his mother Ljót;
Finnb ch. 29;
ÓláfTr ch. 62/
HaraldHárf ch. 34 in Hkr I 374, 149;
Ys ch. 7, 22;
HrólfKr ch. 1 (FAS I 5-6);
ÖOdd 170-71, 178-81 (ch. XLI 10, XLIII 4-7; FAS II 282, 286-87, 553-55);
ÞorstVík 390, 399 ch. 3, 7;
GHrólf 242 ch. 3;
BárðSn 13, 39 ch. 6, 18;
cf. FJónsson 1892 5-28;
MC 299;
Vries 67, 71;
StrömbäckSejd 39 ad Ys/
StrömbäckSejd 45 ad ÓláfTr/
StrömbäckSejd 142 ff.

D1711.10.1.

Finns (or Fins or »Bjarmar«) as magicians.

Vatnsd ch. 10;
HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 145;
ÓláfH ch. 9 Hkr II 12 and ch. 27, 44 in FMS IV 44, 71;
ÓláfTr ch. 204 in FMS II 167, by Odd ch. 19 (13), 45 (34);
HálfdS ch. 4 in FMS X 170;
Ágrip ch. 2 in FMS X 378;
Skj I 243;
ÖOdd 34-37 (ch. X ff.; FAS II 178-80, 241-42, 514-16);
KetilH 118 ch. 3;
HálfdE XV 8, XX 2 ff. (FAS III 540, 549);
SturlSt 613 ch. 12;
SörlaSt 445-46 ch. 20;
Andr 8;
Vries 65;
Reuschel 110;
Herrm 372/
Saxo lib. V c. XIII 1.

D1733.4.

Magic power by sitting in certain seat.

cf. D1310.1.
Laxd 99 ch. 35;
GíslaS 56 ch. 18 (XVIII 3);
Vatnsd X 8;
EiríkR ch. 4;
Fær ch. 40;
HrólfKr ch. 3, 33 (FAS I 105);
Friðþj V 10 (FAS II 72, 492);
GHrólf 318-19 ch. 28;
cf. MC 299;
StrömbäckSejd 108 ff.

D1812.

Magic power of prophecy.

cf. D1712;
D1825;
M300.
Vatnsd X 8 ff.,
XLIV 19 ff.;
Ldb ch. 19, 373 (2 n.);
Eyrb XVIII 5, LXIII 13;
ÞorvV I 3-6;
ÓláfTr ch. 31 in Hkr I 309;
Bisk I 566-67, 570, II 186;
Völs ch. 16 (cf. Gríp in BuggeE 204 ff.), 22 (21), 37 (35);
Þiðr I 346;
SturlSt 594 ch. 2;
Kersbergen 149 ff., 156 ff.

D1812.3.3.

Future revealed in dream.

cf. D1810.8;
D1812.5.1.24;
E748.1;
F1068.
AriÍ ch. IV 2-3;
Njála CXII 1, CXXXIII, CXXXIV 22, CLVII 35 ff.;
Vatnsd XXXVI 4;
Laxd XXXI 12-14, XXXIII 48-49, LXXIV 2-4, LXXVI 21;
GíslaS XIII 1, XIV 7, XXI 7-9, XXIII 2-6, XXIX 6-10, XXXII, XXXIII 1-6;
Vápnf in Austf ch. XIII;
VígaGlúm ch. 9, 21;
Fóstbr ch. 1, 11;
Hávarð ch. 20;
Heiðarvíga 26;
Ljósv ch. 11 (21), 16 (26);
BjörnHít ch. 25, 26, 32;
GunnlO ch. 2, 11 (15, 120);
Bisk I 109, 294, 423, 473-74, 647, 662, 823, II 8, 39, 48, 53, 225-26;
Skj I 113, 164, 188, 281, II 222 ff.;
Sturl I 28, 256, 258-59, 269, 303-04, 409, 432, 508, 514, 516, II 91, 150;
ÓláfH ch. 18, 214 in Hkr II 25, 470, ch. 37 in FMS IV 58;
HaraldH ch. 80-82 in Hkr III 193 ff.;
MagnúsS ch. 25 Hkr III 298, ch. 20 in Jöfraskinna Hkr III 502;
HálfdS ch. 6-7 in Hkr I 93, ch. 2-3 in FMS X 169-70;
Flóam ch. 23, 24;
SigJórs ch. 46 in FMS VII 163;
Sverr ch. 1, 5, 10, 42 in FMS VIII (Flb II 535-37, 571);
Rauðúlfs þáttr in FMS V 333 (Flb II 294);
Óláfs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs in FMS V X 210 (Flb II 6 ff.);
Völs ch. 26 (25) (cf. LiestølUpph 165), 35 (33), 37 (35)/
cf. Guðr II 39-44/
Atlam 14-17, 26, 28 in BuggeE 272, 294, 296;
Sögubr 10-12 (FAS I 371);
Friðþj VI 17;
Ásm ch. 6, 8, 10 (FAS II 474-75, 483, 487);
BárðSn 2 ch. 1;
Hemings þáttr ch. 18 in Hb 336-37;
Amb ch. 17, 21;
Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar in AusfS 223-29;
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 23;
cf. woman is »berdreym«:
VestfjGr 168;
MC 311-12;
Henzen 1890;
Larsen 1917 37-85;
Kersbergen 151 ff.;
Klare 1933 10 ff.;
Kelchner 1935;
Schlauch 71;
Dehmer 105;
Heinzel 53.

D1821.3.3.

Magic sight by looking under one's legs.

Ldb ch. 227;
Vatnsd XXVI 10;
GullÞ ch. 17.

D2091.15.

Magical earth-slip overcomes enemies.

Vatnsd XXXVI 1-8.

F455.6.9.

Trolls as the constant enemies of human beings.

cf. F531.5.11;
G304;
G400 * ff.
Band 354 ch. 10;
BárðSn 10 ch. 5;
HrólfG 67 ch. 41 (FAS III 175), ch. 28 in FAS III 165 (÷ Detter);
ÁnB 361-62 ch. 7;
HjÖlv 457 ch. 3;
Sigþ 223 ch. 41;
abducted bride supposed to be carried off by troll:
JarlmH 27 ch. 14;
VilhSj 53-70 ch. 23-28;
Dám 92-103 ch. 14-15;
Vilm 152-53 ch. 8;
cf. »gefa tröllum«:
Orkn ch. 7;
Skj I 167;
the wish »tröll taki (hafi) þik«:
 e.g.
Skj I 88;
Vatnsd XXXIII 2; Njála XXXVI 1; CXLVIII 13;
Bósa 102 ch. 9 (cf. 18 ch. 5 = FAS III 205);
ÖOdd 175 (ch. XLII 5, FAS II 284, 554);
Dám 100 ch. 14;
SamsF ch. 19, 24;
People possessed by trolls are »trollaukinn«:
Ldb 33 n. and 135 n.;
ÞorstB 195 ch. 12;
Hell 7, 38 ch. 3, 19;
HringH 6 ch. 2;
Andr# 3.

F771.4.2.

Cat castle.

cf. Vatnsd XXVIII 1-13.

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«.

G316.

Giant robber with club (dog).

cf. F531.4.5.3.
Vatnsd III ff., XLI ff.;
ÞorstVík 423 ch. 15;
HálfdE XVI 8-XVIII 7;
Álafl XVII 3-5;
HringH 6-9 ch. 2-3;
VestfjGr 168-70.

H82.6.

Token sent with youth to relatives that they may take care of him.

cf. T645.
Laxd ch. 20-21 ;
Vatnsd III 24-V;
ÞorstUxaf 256 (FMS III 120, FjÍsl 452);
ÞorstVík 423, 428 ch. 15, 16;
HálfdBr 567 ch. 3.

H218.

Trial by combat.

cf. H331.2.
Eg LXV 14 ff.;
Vatnsd ch. 33;
Íven X 45 ff., XII, XIII 13;
Vilm ch. 12;
Saxo lib. V c. V 6 =
Herrm 347.

L124.1.

Child silent till seventh year.

Sigþ ch. 2;
Herrm 298;
cf. silent child:
Vatnsd ch. 1-2/
Vápnf ch. 1/
Grett XIV 2, 24/
Völs ch. 45 (43) =
RagnarL ch. 1 (Áslaug).

M152.2.

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

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

M301.2.

Old woman, »völva«, as prophet.

cf. M411.5.
Vsp;
SnE Prol. ch. 3 (9-10);
Laxd ch. 76;
Vatnsd ch. 10;
GullÞ ch. 1, 19;
Korm ch. 9;
Ldb ch. 99, 226;
OddÓláfTr ch. 6 (5) (cf. ch. 57 in FMS I 96);
ÞorvV in FMS I 255-57 (FjÍsl 477-79);
EiríkR 206-09 ch. 4;
ÓláfH ch. 28 in FMS IV 46, ch. 25 in Flb I 28;
ÓláfTr ch. 46, 130 in FMS I 76, 255;
HrólfKr 5, 11-13 ch. 1, 3 (FAS I 5, 10-12);
Friðþj V 10 (FAS II 72 ff., 492);
Huld no. 1;
cf. Vries 64;
StrömbäckSejd 67 * etc.

N513.1.

Man jumps into the sea, river or waterfall with his treasure (chests).

cf. R216.1.
Vatnsd XXVIII 1-13;
GullÞ ch. 20;
HálfdE XXVI 10-12 (FAS III 557-58)/
cf. introd. 48-52;
Búi:
OddÓláfTr ch. 18 (12)/
ÓláfTr ch. 41 in Hkr I 333, ch. 90 in FMS I 178/
Jómsv ch. 46 (34)/
Fær ch. 26/
Skj I 538, II 8;
 cf. Malone 1942/
Árnason I 148;
Strömbäck 1955, 95-101.

P311.1.

Combatants become sworn brethren.

cf. P310.5.
Vatnsd VII 20-22;
Sörla 277-79 (FAS I 397, 399 ch. 4, 6);
HrólfG 20 ch. 10 (FAS III 93-94);
ÖOdd 62-65 (ch. XVIII 7, FAS II 193-94, 525);
HjÖlv 455 ch. 2;
HálfdE XXI 2;
ÞorstVík 400-02, 440, 444-45 ch. 7, 20, 21;
SörlaSt 450 ch. 25-26;
SturlSt 615 ch. 13;
EgÁsm IV 12, VI 9-10, cf. introd. xxiv-xxix (FAS III 370, 375-76);
Þiðr I 43, 173, 192 (ff.), II 35;
Sigþ ch. 28, 39;
SigFót 1003-04;
Úlf 141, 180 ff.;
Villif 34 ch. 16;
Vilm 170 ch. 13;
HéðinH 6-7 ch. 3;
Þorgr 17 ch. 3;
Vald 72 ch. 2;
Kirial 6, 82, 99-100;
cf. RémK 5-9, 70-72 ch. 1-3, 16;
Mágus ch. 46;
Andr 38, 43;
Saxo lib. I c. VI 7, lib. VI c. II 10 =
Herrm 99 ff.

R74.

Defeated warriors go into the conqueror's service.

cf. M161.5.
Njála CLIII 16;
Vatnsd ch. V 20;
HrólfG 45-46 ch. 28 (FAS III 137-38);
HálfdE XV 1-7 (FAS III 539-40);
EgÁsm V 2 (FAS III 370-71);
(y.) Bósa 93, 95 ch. 7;
ÖOdd 112-13 (ch. XXXII, FAS II 226, 537);
ÁnB 360 n. ch. 7;
PorstVík 442 ch. 20;
GHrólf 269 ch. 12;
SörlaSt 438 ch. 16;
SigrgFr 14 ch. 9;
HringH 45, 52 ch. 19, 21;
Kóngab 46-47;
Amb 40, 136, 156, 174 ch. 9, 25, 30 (29), 36 (35);
Ector ch. 9.

V1.8.2.

Horse worship.

cf. D1380.3.1;
V12.4.9.
Vatnsd XXXIV 6;
Völsa þáttr in Flb II 331-36, ÁsmFl 176ff./
cf. Heusler 1903 25 ff.;
Olrik-E 166.

V68.

Preparations for burial.

Vatnsd XI 2;
Völs ch. 22 (21), 40 (38)/
cf. Atlam 103;
HálfdE V 20 (FAS III 526);
EgÁsm VII 11 (FAS III 378);
Yngv 28-30;
Þiðr II 257-58, 268;
cf. Kålund 1870 367 ff.;
Lagerholm 33.