Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Alv

Alvíssmál, in Sophus Bugge's edition of Sæmundar Edda https://archive.org/details/norrnfornkviisl00eddagoog , p. 129-34.

Works with this reference:

A651.

Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds one above the other.

Alv 9;
Saussaye 346 n. 4;
Vries 297, 400.

F451.2.0.6.

Dwarfs are pale.

cf. F451.1.1.
Alv 2.

F451.3.2.1.

Dwarfs turn to stone at sunrise.

cf. A974;
F531.6.12.2;
G304.2.5.
Alv 35 =
MC 10, 197, 269;
cf. Saxo lib. III c. II 5.

F451.4.1.12.

Dwarfs live in stones.

cf. E481.3.2;
F451.3.2.1.1.
Alv 3;
Vsp 48;
Gylf ch. 7 (14);
Ys ch. 12;
Bisk II 78 (7);
Harð ch. 38;
ÁnB 327 ch. 1;
ÞorstVík 446 ch. 22;
(y.) Bósa 86, 109-11 ch. 6, 11;
Kristni ch. 2 =
ÞorvV in FMS I 261;
Sörla 275 (= FAS I 391 ch. 1);
ÞorstB 179 ch. 3;
Villif 29 ch.14;
Vilm 11 ch. 7;
ÞjJón 16, 31 (10, 20) ch. 6, 14;
Ector ch. 7;
Andr 19;
SamsF ch. 11;
KáraK 21, 61-62 ch. 9, 30-31;
cf. Fritzner I 274:
 »Dvergasteinn«.

F451.10.3.

Dwarf in love with other supernatural beings.

Alv in BuggeE 129 ff.;
Freyja:
 Sörla 275 (FAS I 391-92 ch. 1).

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.

H310.

Suitor tests.

Alv;
Svarfd ch. 24-31;
HaraldHárf ch. 3 in Hkr I;
Friðþj ch. II 5 5 (FAS II 66, 489);
Saxo lib. III c. I 12, lib. V c. I 5;
Schlauch 107;
Reuschel 93:
 »Brautfahrten«.

H507.

Wit combat. Test in repartee.

Alv;
Hárb;
Gylf ch. 3 ff.;
MagnúsS ch. 21 in Hkr III 291 ff.;
ÖOdd 159-67 (ch. XL 10-20 st. 31-55, FAS II 271-30);
Saxo lib. I c. IV 3-10, lib. V c. III 2-5, 10, 16-18 =
Herrm 388 ff.;
Heinzel 192;
Reuschel 64.

H540.1.

Supernatural creatures propound riddles.

cf. Vafþr;
Alv;
Gylf ch. 3.