Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Amb

Ambáles saga, ed. Einar Þórðarson, Reykjavík 1886, and I. Gollancz: Hamlet in Iceland, London 1898. (the numbers in parenthesis refer to the Reykjavík ed.).

Works with this reference:

A661.1.0.5.

Cock in Valhöll awakes the gods.

cf. Z65.2.
Vsp 43 (42, 33);
Gullinkambi:
* MC 50, 276, 313.

B101.1.

Bird with golden head.

cf. B102.1.
cf. the cock Gullinkambi:
 Vsp 43 (33).

B557.

Unusual animal as riding-horse.

cf. A136;
F989.4.
elephant:
 (y.) Bósa 88 ch. 6/
 SörlaSt 422 ch. 8/
 Yngv 38/
 Þiðr I 225, II 282 (cf. 389);
dromedary:
 VilhSj 90, 118, 120 ch. 39, 55, 56/
 Amb, ed. 1886 ch. 28;
»nomokey«:
 Amb, ed. 1898, 152 ch. 29;
camel:
 Ector ch. 5, 8, 9, 12;
»hyrela-allra dýra grimmast«
 Ector ch. 20 (11 in GKS);
goat:
 ÓláfH ch. 20 in FMS IV 35 (Skj I 190).

D537.

Transformation by changing clothes.

Amb ch. 20-25.

D812.11.

Magic object received from giant giantess).

cf. D812.8.1;
Q111.5.
KetilH 118 ch. 3 (giant);
SörlaSt 417 ch. 4;
HjÖlv 473 ch. 10;
HálfdBr 576 ch. 8;
SturlSt 621 ch. 16;
Amb ch. 28 (27);
Sigþ ch. 21;
Vald ch. 1;
Villif ch. 12;
HringH ch. 3;
Blómst 39 ch. 24 (all giantesses);
VilhSj ch. 7 (from giant as ransom).

D812.12.

Magic object received from dwarf.

cf. D817.1.1;
D853.
ÞorstVík 396-98 ch. 5-6;
(y.) Bósa 110 ch. 11;
Sigþ ch. 31;
ViktorBl/
cf. Bósa introd. lxvi/
ZDPh XXVI 12;
Amb ch. 23, 28-30 (27-29);
ÞjJón ch. 6;
KáraK 63-64 ch. 31.

D817.

Magic object received from grateful person.

Nornag ch. 2 in Flb I 347 (FAS I 316);
HálfdE XVI 12 (FAS III 543);
GHrólf 277 ch. 15;
Amb ch. 23;
HringH ch. 2-3;
Sigþ ch. 21;
Saxo lib. II c. IV 2.

D817.1.1.

Magic object received from dwarf in return for rescue of child or kindness to child.

cf. D812.12;
F337.1.
(y.) Bósa 109-11 ch. 11;
EgÁsm XI 6-9 (FAS III 388-89)/
cf. introd. xxxv-vii;
ÞorstVík 447 ch. 22;
ÞorstB 180 ch. 3;
Amb ch. 19-20;
Ector ch. 7-8;
cf. KáraK 21 ch. 9 (cf. ch. 13, 14 ff.).

D1071.

Magic jewel (jewels).

cf. D931;
D1317.12;
D1349.3;
D1355.20;
D1380.11;
D1381.6;
D1381.7;
D1382.12;
D1383.6;
D1384.4.2;
D1400.1.14;
D1507.8;
D1520.29;
D1540.2;
D1561.1.7;
D1645.1.
Ys ch. (14 and) 19;
ÞorstB 180/
cf. ESveinsson 1929 xl;
Konr 69-79 ch. 9-10/
cf. Schlauch 43;
Amb ch. 19;
Nitida ch. 3;
Heimslýsing in Hb 227-28.

D1254.

Magic staff.

cf. D1335.14;
D1413.13;
G242.1.
Gríðarvölr:
 Skáldsk ch. 27 (18)/
 MC 84;
Gambanteinn:
 Skírn 32/
 MC 111;
Hárb 20;
cf. HrólfG ch. 25 in FAS III 154;
KáraK 60-61 ch. 30;
StrömbäckSejd 140.

D1317.12.

Magic stone gives warning.

Sigþ ch. 29-30;
Amb ch. 19, 24;
Nitida 25 ch. 5.

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.

D1368.3.

Magic clock causes illsuion.

Amb ch. 20, 22, 23.

D1500.1.19.

Magic healing salve.

Álafl XIV 9-10, 109;
Íven IX 22;
Amb ch. 15-16;
Ector ch. 8.

D1561.1.7.

Magic stone brings good luck.

Amb 114, 130 ch. 19, 24.

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.

Dl964.

Magic sleep induced by certain person.

Huld seiðkona:
 Ys ch. 13;
Ambáles:
 Amb 130 ch. 24.

D2091.14.

Magician shoots an arrow of each finger against enemy.

Búadrápa st. 10 in Skj I 538 =
ÓláfTr ch. 90 in FMS I 176;
Jómsv ch. 45 (34);
Hauks þáttr Hábrókar in FMS X 205;
RagnarL ch. 9 =
Skjold 133 ch. 27;
HrólfKr 103 ch. 33 (FAS I 105);
HálfdE ch. XX 2 (FAS III 549);
HrólfG 60 ch. 36 (cf. FAS III 168);
ÖOdd 178-80, 189 (FAS II 286-87);
ÞorstVík 449 ch. 22 (cf. 450: »varð maðr fyrir hverri ör«);
SörlaSt 445 ch. 20;
Bósa 89 ch. 7;
Sigþ 169 ch. 25;
Amb 154 ch. 30 (29 in Reykj. ed.);
Huld no. 25.
cf. Saxo lib. I c. VIII 16.

F312.

Fairy presides at child's birth.

cf. M301.2.2.
Nornag 76-77 ch. 10 (Flb I 358,FAS I 340-41);
Amb 4-12 ch. 2 (cf. ZDPh XXVI 14-15);
Saxo lib. VI c. IV 12.

F316.

Fairy lays curse on child.

Amb ch. 2.

F316.2.

Fairy's (»völva«'s) curse partially overcome by her own amendment after being appeased.

Amb 4-12 ch. 2.

F451.3.4.1.

Dwarfs as artificers.

cf. F531.6.6.
Fjölsv 33-34;
Tosti leads the building of a new castle:
 Amb 170 ch. 35 (34 in the Reyk. ed.);
twelve dwarfs build king's castle:
 JarlmH 26 ch. 14/
 KáraK 63 ch. 31.

F451.5.1.

Helpful dwarfs.

cf. D812.12;
D817.1.1;
P271.3.
EgÁsm XVII 6 (FAS III 403);
Koðrán's »spámaðr«:
 Kristni II 2-3/
 ÞorvV in FMS I 261-64 (FjÍsl 483-87);
(y.) Bósa 86, 92-93, 109-14, 137-38 ch. 6-7, 11-12, 18;
Sindri rescues from prison:
 ÞorstVík 396-98, 457 ch. 5-6. 25;
Möndull gives advice, etc.:
 GHrólf 315-16 ch. 28;
dwarf hides abducted girl:
 SamsF ch. 10-13;
Svamr brings ring back to its owner (cf. F451.5.2.2), helps building causeway, etc.:
 ÞjJón 32 (21) ch. 13;
Tosti helps in war:
 Amb 146-56 ch. 28-30 (27-29 in Reyk. ed.);
Dínus (or Dímus) helps in fight:
 ViktorBl in Bósa intr. lxv and ZDPh XXVI 12: ;
dwarfs show beautiful queen and help to gain her:
 Gibbon ch. 3 ff./
 Nitiða ch. 4 ff.;
KáraK 21, 61, 71, 80 ch. 9, 30-31, 35, 39.

F451.5.1.10.

Dwarfs heal (give medicine).

cf. F531.6.5.3.
EgÁsm XI 8 (FAS III 389);
ÞorstVík 396-98 ch. 5-6;
GHrólf 308-09, 346 ch. 25, 33;
Amb 156 ch. 30 (75 ch. 29);
ÞjJón 31-33 (20-21) ch. 14.

F531.6.7.1.

Giant possesses treasure.

Þrym 6;
Skáldsk ch. 4 (56);
ÖOdd 124-25 (FAS II 237-39);
Yngv 34;
Þiðr I 364-66;
Amb 178 ch. 38 (37);
GunnarK 241.

F610.

Remarkably strong man. (Strong John).

cf. D1711.8;
T58.
HrólfKr 54 ch. 20 (FAS I 55);
Friðþj ch. VI 18 (FAS II 81, 494);
ÖOdd XXIII 1, XXXI 2 (FAS II 199, 22-23, 529);
GHrólf 272 ch. 14;
HjÖlv 509-16 ch. 21-22;
ÞorstB 188 ch. 7;
Þiðr I 206, 223;
Finnb ch. 1 ff.;
Amb 92-96 ch. 15;
Starcatherus:
 Saxo lib. VI c. V ff.;
Reuschel 106;
Dehmer 3.

F647.

Marvelous sensitiveness.

cf. J1661.2.
Amb 136-40 ch. 25 =
Saxo lib. III c. VI 17-21;
Herrm 265 ff.

F661.

Skillful marksman.

cf. D2091.14;
H31.8;
H331.4;
H1592.
ÓláfH ch. 21 in Hkr II 28;
ÓláfTr ch. 251 in FMS II 320-21, by Odd ch. 72-73 (60-61) =
Saxo lib. X c. XII 4;
ÁnB 357 ch. 7, etc.;
ÖOdd 148-51 (ch. XXXVIII, FAS II 266-67);
HálfdE VII 8-9 (FAS III 529);
Amb 154 ch. 30 (29);
cf. Weinhold 301.

F771.

Extraordinary castle (house, palace).

cf. F163.
with differently coloured stones, with gold and silver, and tall towers with golden roofs:
 HjÖlv 51 I ch. 21;
with huge towers and shining walls, wondrously adorned with gold and silver, and with precious stones:
 Amb 18 ch. 4;
castle that may neither be damaged by fire, weapon, nor magic:
 Sigþ 103 ch. 3.

F825.

Extraordinary ring.

cf. D1076;
M112;
M470;
Q91.3.
Fær ch. 33, 38;
HrólfKr 23-28 ch. 7-9 (FAS I ch. 10-12)/
cf. Schlauch 92;
HrólfKr 89-92 ch. 29-30 (FAS I ch. 44-45): Svíagríss;
Friðþj ch. 1 (FAS II 489);
EgÁsm X 12-13/
cf. G610;
ÞorstVík 390 ch. 3;
Nornag ch. 2 in Flb I 347 (FAS I 316);
Amb ch. 23;
VilhSj ch. 3 ÞjJón ch. 3;
KáraK 64 ch. 31;
Huld no. 12.

F833.6.

Sword with poisoned edge.

Skálda in Hb 453;
ÖOdd 102 st. 17 (ch. XXX 5, FAS II 217);
HálfdE XVI 12 (FAS III 543);
SturlSt 608-09, 614-15 ch. 10, 13;
ÞórðarH 95-96 ch. 3-4;
Amb 146 ch. 28 (27);
Bæring 111 ch. 24;
Sigþ 139 ch. 16.

F837.

Extraordinary battle-axe.

cf. D1364.0.2.
KetilH 110 ch. 1;
Rísanautr:
 Amb 32 ch. 8;
FlóresS XVII 4.

F841.2.

Extraordinary equipment of ship.

Skj I 308, 310, 412/
Saxo lib. VI c. VI 10:
 »gullbúit«;
precious sail:
 Þorvarðs þáttr krákunefs in Flb III 357-59 (FMS VI 357, Msk 201, FjÍsl 503-07);
Amb 128 ch. 24;
Vilm 185 ch. 20;
Konr 48 ch. 2.

F1041.1.2.2.4.

Death from hearing of son's (sons') death.

ÓláfTr ch. 64 in FMS I 118;
Heiðarvíga ch. 14;
RagnarS ch. 4 in Hb 465 (FAS I 357);
Amb 62 ch. 11;
cf. Völs ch. 10.

F1041.16.6.9.

Bowstring (arrow, oars) breaks at angry warror's grasp.

Friðþj X 3 (FAS II 88, 498 ch. 4);
of Einarr Þambarskelfir:
 cf. ÓláfTr ch. 108 in Hkr I, ch. 251 in FMS II 320, ch. 379 in Flb I 486, by Odd I ch. 60, II ch. 69.

G11.2.

Cannibal giant.

KetilH 114-15 ch. 2;
HálfdBr 569 ch. 4;
Amb 124 ch. 23;
BárðSn 32 ch. 15:
 »hrossakjöt ok manna«;
cf. Hræsvelgr:
 Vafþr 37/
 Gylf ch. 9 (18) =
 MC 276, cf. 275, 281.

G219.4.

Witch with very long hair.

cf. F555.3.
cf. HjÖlv 480 ch. 12;
KetilH 131 ch. 5;
reaches the ground:
 Amb 112-14 ch. 19.

G263.4.

Witch causes sickness.

cf. G2064.
Eyrb ch. 16;
Amb 44 ch. 9.

G284.

Witch as helper.

Völs ch. 28 (26), 29 (27), 44 (42);
Bósa 6-7, 77 ch. 2, 4 (FAS III 196);
EgÁsm V 10 ff.;
Þorgr 23-30 ch. 5;
Amb 44 ch. 9.

G550.

Rescue from ogre.

HálfdBr 568-72 ch. 4-5;
Sigþ 220-27 ch. 40-42;
Amb 124-26 ch. 23.

G570.

Ogre overawed.

cf. G610.
in gambling:
 VilhSj 13-22 ch. 7-10.

H591.3.

Man cuts hooks for the revenge of his father (Amleth).

Amb 72-80, 162-68 ch. 13-14, 34 (33);
Saxo lib. III c. VI 6 =
Herrm 249, 261, 272, 282.

H599.2.

Enigmatic statements of a sham mad man (Amleth).

Amb 80-90 ch. 14;
Saxo lib. III c. VI 6 ff. =
Herrm 255 ff.

H1221.

Quest for adventure.

ÁnB 361 ch. 7 (cf. H945.2);
EgÁsm V 8 ff. (FAS III 371 ff.);
Yngv 32-43;
Sigþ ch. 24;
Amb 16 ch. 4.

K511.

Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored.

cf. K978;
K1355;
K1851.
Amb 128-32 ch. 24 =
Saxo lib. III c. VI 16 =
Herrm 262;
Schlauch 90.

K521.4.3.

Escape in humble disguise.

cf. K1815.
HálfdE V 14, XXIV 1 (FAS III 525, 554);
Bevers 212-14 ch. 4;
Amb 80-90 ch. 14.

K522.8.

Escape by shammed hanging.

Amb 172-74 ch. 36 (35).

K523.1.

Escape by shamming madness.

HrólfKr 9-10 ch. 3 (FAS I 9);
Amb 38-40, 72-90, 162-68 ch. 8, 13, 14, 34 (33) =
Saxo lib. III c. VI 6 ff. =
Herrm 258;
Dehmer 19.

K649.8.

Confederate saves fugitive by shammed pursuit.

Amb 86-88 ch. 14.

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.

K818.1.

Man killed with sword which he himself is tricked into passing to captured enemy.

Eyrb ch. 32;
Grett ch. 86;
GíslaS ch. 28 (XXVII 11-15)/
cf. Prinz 1935 118;
ÁnB 352 ch. 6;
Þiðr I 308-15 (Mímir);
cf. ÞorstUxaf 254 (FMS III 118, FjÍsl 450);
HrafnþH in FMS VI 112 (FjÍsl 136);
Ambáles is supposed to act in the same way:
 Amb 72 ch. 13.

K911.4.

Sham dead king jumps up and kills the nearest slave.

Amb 38 ch. 8.

K1833.

Disguise as ghost.

Amb 118-20 ch. 21.

K2357.7.

Disguise in killed enemy's clothes to enter enemy's castle.

cf. K761;
K1810.1.2.
Amb 58-62 ch. 11;
cf. hero disguised in coward's clothes succours:
 VilhSj 99-119 ch. 43-55.

L114.1.

Lazy hero.

SturlSt 594-95 ch. 3;
ÁnB 110 ch. 1;
Gautr 26-27, 60-61 ch. 6, 3 (FAS III 30);
GHrólf 256 ch. 6;
Amb 12, 72-74 ch. 2, 13;
Kóngab 2-6.

L114.3.

Unruly hero.

Grett;
Amb 12, 72-74 ch. 2, 13.

L131.

Hearth abode of unpromising hero.

Ldb 128 n.;
Kjaln ch. 7;
Svarfd ch. 1;
Gautr 15, 26-27, 37, 60-61, 62 ch. 4, 6, 3, 9 (FAS III 18, 30, 41);
ÁnB 327 ch. 1;
KetilH 109 ff. ch. 1-2;
Amb 72-74 ch. 13;
Þiðr I 210;
Kóngab 2-3;
Vígk ch. 2;
ÁsmFl 171;
KáraK 6 ch. 3-4;
Stark 8 ch. 3;
Mágus 143 ch. 60;
cf. Schröder's introd. to HálfdE 82-83;
ESveinsson 1929 xlii.

M301.2.2.

Old woman, »völva«, prophesies at child's birth.

cf. F312.
Vilm 141 ch. 1;
Amb 4-6 ch. 2/
cf. ZDPh XXVI 14-15.

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.

M341.

Death prophesied.

cf. M301.15.
VígaGlúm ch. 12;
Yngv 24;
Amb 4-12 ch. 2;
Saxo lib. I c. V 1.

N101.

Inexorable fate.

Skj I 90;
Völs ch. 32 (30), 35 (33), 37 (35);
HrólfKr 105 ch. 33 (FAS I 107);
ÖOdd 192-95 (ch. XLVI);
HálfdE XXIV 3 (FAS III 554);
Þiðr II 252, 254;
Amb ch. 2;
Vries 166;
Schlauch 88;
Wirth 1940.

N126.

Lots cast to determine luck or fatte.

cf. S262.3.
Vsp 29, 63;
Hym 1;
Ldb prol. ch. 7, ch. 265;
Ys ch. 38;
ÓláfH ch. 94 in Hkr II 195-96;
HaraldH ch. 4 in Hkr III 79;
SigJórs ch. 33 in FMS VII 140;
Sturl I 462-63;
Gautr ch. 7 (FAS III 31);
Yngv 32-33;
Ættartala in Flb I 24 (FAS II 8);
Amb 186 ch. 40 (39);
cf. Hallfr 45 ch. 5;
Fritzner I 160:
 »blótspánn«/
Fritzner II 16 ff.:
 »hluti«/
 »hlutr«;
GrønbeckVFO IV 124;
Vries 67, 126.

N622.

Eavesdropping person unwittingly killed (wounded).

HjÖlv 504 ch. 18;
Amb 108-10 ch. 18;
ÞjJón 34 (22) ch. 14;
Saxo lib. III c. VI 13-15 =
Herrm 249.

N475.2.

Secret reason why hero does not want to eat the food of foreign king overheard by eavesdropper.

Amb 136 ch. 25/
cf. F647.

N812.3.

Grateful giantess as helper.

cf. F531.5.7.1.2;
G530.2;
T91.1.
SörlaSt 417 ff. ch. 5 ff.;
Sigþ ch. 20-21, 25;
Amb 112, 114, 126-28,146,178 ch. 19, 23, 28 (27),
38 (37);
HringH 6-9 ch. 3-4;
Fertram ch. 3-9;
ÚlfU ch. 1-4.

P12.8.

King banishes nobleman whose castle he wants.

Amb 56-62 ch. 11;
cf. the Harlungs:
 Herrm 572/
 Saxo lib. VIII c. X 9.

P13.5.

Crowning of kings.

Þiðr II 357;
Amb 42 ch. 9;
RémK 365 ch. 71.

P17.11.

Slayer of king marries widow (or daughter) and inherits kingdom.

cf. T141.1.
Bósa 61 ch. 16 (FAS III 232);
HálfdE III 1-6 (FAS III 522);
Amb 42 ch. 9;
Saxo lib. III c.VI 5/
cf. lib. IV c. I 16, c. II 4/
lib. VII c. IX 5/
Herrm 248 ff.

P23.3.

Queen persuades husband to avenge her father.

Amb 180 ch. 39 (38).

P231.2.

Son warns mother.

Amb 168 ch. 34 (33).

P233.6.

Son avenges father.

cf. M152.1;
N832.2;
T585.7.
HaraldH in Flb III 434-35;
HrólfKr 14-17 ch. 3-4;
ÞorstVík 432 ch. 17;
BárðSn 4 ch. 2;
Amb 162-68 ch. 34 (33).

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.

P271.7.

King's son named after his father's foster-father.

Amb 2 ch. 1.

P310.5.

Defeated enemy turns true friend.

cf. P311.1.
Álafl XIV-XVI;
HringH 11-13 ch. 5;
Sigþ ch. 39;
Amb 182-86 ch. 39-40 (38-39 in Reykj. ed.);
cf. friends after unsettled combat:
 VilhSj 72-73 ch. 29.

P411.4.

Hero stays overnight in peasant's house, to which he accidentally comes, and where he gets advice and direction.

cf. H1232.4.
HrólfKr 64, 76 ch. 23, 26;
ÖOdd 140-41 (ch. XXXVI; FAS II 260-61, 541);
Bósa 21-25, 37-43, 50-53, 104-09 ch. 7, 11, 13, 10 (FAS III 208-10, 219-21, 225-26 and ÷);
Álafl XVII 7-15;
Amb 128-30, 176 ch. 24, 37 (36);
RémK 120-21 ch. 22;
cf. Olrik 1902 118.

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«.

Q53.

Reward for rescue.

cf. D817;
T68.1.
HrólfG 73-75 ch. 44 (FAS III 184-55);
HálfdE XVI-XXI (FAS III 541-52);
HringH 5-6 ch. 2/
cf. D855;
Sigþ, 215-17 ch. 39;
Amb 172-74 ch. 36 (35).

Q116.

Favorable decree as reward.

Amb 4-12 ch. 2.

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.

Q413.5.1.

Impudent suitor or his messenger hanged or threatened with hanging.

SturlSt 639 ch. 23;
Þiðr II 166-67, 168;
SigrgV 131 ch. 6;
FlóresS XXVII 7;
Amb 68 ch. 12;
Vígk 19 ch. 5.

Q433.

Punishment: imprisonment.

cf. M372;
R41.
ÞorvV in FMS I 257-59;
Bósa 14, 98 ch. 5, 8 (FAS III 201);
Þiðr I 258-67;
SigFót 1005-06;
Amb 156 ch. 30 (29);
Kóngab 18-20.
* etc.

Q434.2.

War prisoners fettered.

Völs ch. 39 (37);
Bósa 14, 98-99 ch. 5, 8;
GHrólf 270-71 ch. 13;
Þiðr I 258-60;
FlóresS XVIII 5-6, XIX-XXII;
Amb 30 ch. 7.
* etc.

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.

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.

R74.3.

Defeated enemy holds rank and country when he promises to pay tax to conqueror.

Þiðr II 216-18;
Amb 40 ch. 9 (cf. 64-72 ch. 12).

R75.2.

Warriors surrender after chief's death.

HrómGr 367 ch. 2;
ÖOdd 54-55, 58-59 (ch. XV 9, XVI 6; FAS II 188, 190, 522, 523);
Kóngab 46-47;
Amb 58, 62 ch. 11.

R75.2.1.

Warriors fiee after their chief's death.

GHrólf 245, 288, 343, 356 ch. 3, 18, 33, 36;
SörlaSt 431, 446 ch. 12, 20;
(y.) Bósa 123 ch. 15;
HálfdE V 12, XX 10, XXVI 9 (FAS 111 525, 550, 557);
ÁsmVík 26 ch. 14;
Þiðr II 182, 215;
Villif (31) 34, 88 ch. 15, 41;
Úlf 158, 173;
Amb 38 ch. 8;
SaulusN 45 ch. 17;
RémK 112, 292 ch. 21, 58;
cf. stop fighting:
 HaraldHr 268.

R162.

Rescue by captor's daughter (wife, mother).

cf. G530.
HrólfG 63-68 ch. 38 (FAS III 172-74);
Yngv 4-5;
Þiðr II 193-206;
FlóresS XXI 11-23;
SigFót 1005-06;
Amb 64 ff. ch. 12;
Flov 150-55, 195-97 ch. 21-22, 15.

R191.

King (prince) returns home (from exile) and rescues his native country.

Amb 162 ch. 34 ff. =
Saxo lib. III c. VI 22-25;
Bæring 114-20 ch. 28-31.

S113.1.2.

Prisoners taken in war (enemy's messengers) hanged.

Skj I 139, 361, 461;
MagnúsB ch. 6 in Hkr III 241;
IngaK ch. 12 in Hkr III 367;
MagnúsB ch. 7 in FMS VII 14;
HaraldG ch. 9 in FMS VII 186;
IngaK ch. 13 in FMS VII 227;
MagnúsErl ch. 10 in FMS VII 301;
Suppl. to ÓláfH in FMS V 190;
Ys ch.23, 24;
HálfH VIII 7 (FAS II 34);
Yngv 10;
Þiðr I 27, II 80, 172;
SigrgFr 72 ch. 9;
Amb 20, 38-40, 162 ch. 5, 8, 33;
HringH 45 ch. 19;
Úlf 190, 222, 226;
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 9.

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.

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.

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).

S166.1.

Mutilation: beard torn off with the skin (and cheeks).

ÖOdd 136 (FAS II 256);
(y.) Bósa 90 ch. 6;
SörlaSt 423-24 ch. 8;
Þiðr II 54;
OrmSt 530 (FMS III 224; FjÍsl 218);
Amb 126 ch. 23.

S166.7.

Mutilation: cutting off shoulder or piece of the back.

VígaGlúm ch. 23;
GHrólf 353 ch. 36;
Amb 89 ch. 14.

S180.

Wounding or torturing.

Amb 160-62 ch. 33 (32).

T32.1.

Lovers' meeting: hero in heroine's father's prison from which she helps him to escape.

SigFót 1005-06;
Amb 64-72 ch. 12.

T91.1.1.

Giant's daughter has child by hero.

cf. F531.5.7.
KetilH 117-18 ch. 3-4;
BárðSn 23-25 ch. 11-12;
Kjaln ch. 14;
JarlmH 36 ff. ch. 19-23;
Amb 126 ch. 23;
ÚlfU/
cf. ZDPh XXVI 5;
cf. Fær ch. 10 ff.

T104.2.

Victor demands defeated king's daughter (widow) in marriage.

HrólfKr 26-27 ch. 8 (FAS I ch. 11);
HálfdE III 4-5 (FAS III 522);
GHrólf 245-46 ch. 3;
HjÖlv 457 ch. 3;
FlóresS V 5-10;
Amb 14, 62 ch. 3, 11 =
Saxo lib. IV c. II 3;
Saxo lib. VII c. IX 5, cf. lib. VIII c. VII 4/
Herrm 501.

T133.4.

Bridegroom and his men come for the bride.

HrólfKr 29-30 ch. 11 (FAS I ch. 14);
Völs ch. 3-4 (FAS I 120 ff.);
RagnarL ch. 4 (3) (FAS I 242);
BárðSn 22 ch. 10;
Þiðr II 278-79, 368;
Amb 14 ch. 3;
RémK 366-70 ch. 72.

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.

T136.4.2.

Parting gifts after wedding.

Bósa 61, 76, 131 ch. 16, 3, 16 (FAS III 232);
HrólfG 25 ch. 15 (FAS III 61 ch. 2, 105 ch. 14);
HálfdE XXI 6 (FAS III 552);
HjÖlv 517 ch. 22;
GHrólf 360 ch. 37;
HálfdBr 586, 590 ch. 14, 17;
Þiðr II 105, 278, 286;
SturlSt 604 ch. 8;
JarlmH 43 ch. 24;
SigrgFr 107 ch. 16;
Sigþ 233, 258 ch. 46, 54;
HringH 31 ch. 13;
Amb 160 ch. 32 (31);
HéðinH 9 ch. 4;
Vald 77 ch. 3;
Álafl XVIII 4, 8;
VilhSj 124 ch. 58;
Þorgr 33 ch. 5;
HringT 1;
Úlf 181;
SaulusN 89 ch. 34;
ÞjJón 52-53 (36);
KáraK 75, 84 ch. 35, 41;
Ector ch. 10, 25;
Blómst 49 ch. 27;
RémK 359, 370 ch. 70, 72;
Part 45; SamsF ch. 14, 15.

T321.5.

Magic sickness (discomfort) prevents lover from raping woman.

cf. D2064.
Amb 44 ch. 9;
Gibbon ch. 7.

T415.

Brother-sister incest.

Völs ch. 7 (cf. 8);
ÓláfTr ch. 62 in FMS I 113;
Jómsv ch. 1, ed. Cederschiöld, Lund 1875;
Saxo lib. V c. I 3 (?);
cf. Grambo 1954 117: in popular ballads.

T471.

Rape.

cf. D2064.0.1;
P232.2;
Q243.2.1;
Q411.7;
Q467.4;
T321.5.
ÓláfTr ch. 45 in Hkr I 343;
Flóam ch. 15;
HrólfKr 20-22 ch. 7 (FAS I ch. 8) =
Saxo lib. II c. V 2;
Amb 148-50 ch. 29 (28);
Vilm ch. 7;
Mágus 161 ch. 71;
Saxo lib. V c. I 3, lib. VII c. XI 7.

T481.

Adultery.

cf. Q241.
GHrólf 299 ff. ch. 23-25;
Þiðr I 147-49;
Kóngab 32;
Amb 140 ch. 25;
Gering I 176 ff.;
Dehmer 116;
Schlauch 85;
Heinzel 38.

T591.

Barrenness or impotence induced by magic.

Amb 170 (82) ch. 35 (34).

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.

V331.

Conversion to Christianity.

Ldb ch. 3;
Skj I 158-59;
ÓláfTr ch. 76 in FMS I 137-38;
Þórhalls þáttr knapps in Flb I 439-41 (FMS II 229-32);
OrmSt in Flb I 529 (FMS III 222, FjÍsl 215);
EgilSiðuH 141-48 (FMS V 321-29, FjÍsl 15);
EiríkV 30-32 ch. 2 (FAS III 662-67);
Yngv 43 ch. 12;
Sigþ ch. 3;
Amb 64-70, 164 ch. 12, 34 (33);
Þiðr II 358;
Bevers 209-67, esp. ch. 34-35;
Flov 124-208.

V350.

Conflicts between religions.

cf. K1603;
P233.5;
Q553;
T321;
V331.1.
Njála ch. 157;
Ldb ch. 369 =
ÓláfTr ch. 126 in FMS I 252;
ÞorvV in Flb I 270 (FMS I 265-68, FjÍsl 488-91);
ÞorstUxaf in Flb I 257-60 (FMS III 123-29, FjÍsl 454-61);
EiríkR 224 ch. 8;
Yngv 15-17, 27-28;
Amb 14 ch. 3.

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.

Z312.2.

Giant ogre can be killed only with his own sword.

cf. D1381.3.1;
G519.2.
EgÁsm XV 18 (FAS III 400);
HrólfG 33, 36-37 ch. 21, 23 (FAS III 119-21, 125);
HjÖlv 472-73 ch. 9;
HálfdBr 570-73 ch. 4-6;
ÞorstUxaf 258 (FMS III 125);
JarlmH in ZDPh XXVI 6;
Amb 126 ch. 23;
Ector ch. 5;
HéðinH 14, 16 ch. 7, 8 (club);
Bragð 48 ch. 2;
Herrm 220, 220 n./
Saxo lib. III c. II.