Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Bevers

Bevers saga, ed. Fornaldarsögur Suðrlanda p. 209-67.

Works with this reference:

B16.1.4.1.

Giant (hero) devastating boar.

ÓláfH in FMS V 162;
Þiðr I 339-40, II 265-66;
HrólfKr 86 ch. 28 (FAS I 88), 103 ch. 33 (FAS I 105);
HálfdE XVII 8-10 (FAS III 545);
Vilm ch. 7, 18;
Bevers 215-16 ch. 6.

B16.2.3.

Giant lion overcome by hero.

(y.) ÖOdd 119;
Bevers 234-35 ch. 17;
HrólfG ch. 23-24 in FAS III 146-49 (cf. Detter 50-51 ch. 30-3l);
RémK 116-17 ch. 22.

B133.1.

Horse warns hero of danger.

cf. GHrólf 303 ch. 24;
Bevers 234 ch. 16.

B133.2.

Horse reveals treachery.

cf. GHrólf 303 ch. 24;
Bevers 234 ch. 16.

B301.4.4.

Faithful horse allows only its master to catch and ride it.

GHrólf 304 ch. 24;
Þiðr I 318;
Bevers 231 ff. ch. 15, 23.

B301.4.7.

Faithful horse dies together with its master.

cf. B335.5.
Bevers 267 ch. 37.

B401.

Helpful horse.

cf. B520;
B571.3.
Bevers 217 ff. ch. 7, 13, 15, 23, 32-33.

D1311.16.

Oracular stone.

Sigþ 68-76 ch. 28-30;
Heimslýsing in Hb 227-28;
ring with stone tells the owner what he likes to know:
 Bevers 233 ch. 17.

D1387.3.

Magic belt protects against husband.

Bevers 225-32 ch. 13-15.

D1813.1.6.

Dream shows others in danger.

cf. F1068.
Njála CLVII 36;
GunnlO XVII 1-2;
HrólfG 66 ch. 39 (FAS III 164 ch. 28);
SigFót 1004;
Bevers 247, 258 ch. 25, 32.

F531.1.0.2.

Hideous giant (giantess).

IllGr 653 ch. 4;
HjÖlv 471 ch. 9;
BárðSn 27 ch. 14-16;
Þiðr I 360-66;
VilhSj 12 ch. 6;
Sigþ ch. 8;
Þorgr 24 ch. 5;
Bevers 235 ch. 18;
giant-girl:
 Vald ch. 1 (ZDPh XXVI 9);
ÁsmFl I 171;
Part 33.

F531.1.3.

Feet (legs) of giant.

Bevers 235 ch. 18 ff.:
»illa voru hans fætur skapaðir. Hann matti meira hlaupa enn fugl fliuga«.

F531.1.6.2.1.

Giants (giantesses) with long teeth.

ÞorstVík 390 ch. 3;
HálfdE XVIII 2-3 (FAS III 546);
HjÖlv 482 ch. 12;
VilhSj 12 ch. 6;
Sigþ ch. 8;
Part 33/
Bevers 235 ch. 14:
 »sem i villigellti«;
cf. Nornag 67 ch. 6 (Flb I 354 = FAS I 331).

F531.1.7.2.

Black giant (giantess).

cf. F455.2.3;
F527.5.
ÖOdd 46, 47 (ch. XII 3, FAS II 518);
GrímL 149 ch. 2;
Nornag 69 ch. 8 in Flb I 355 (FAS I 333);
ÞorstUxaf in Flb I 258 (FMS III 124, FjÍsl 456);
Sigþ ch. 19-21;
Bevers 235 ch. 18;
Part 33;
Andr 3, 4;
KáraK 16, 34, 35 ch. 7, 15;
Herrm 588, 593, 599;
MC 276.

F531.2.1.1.

Giant fifteen feet tall, with three feet between the eyes.

Bevers 235 ch. 18.

F531.4.5.1.

Giant with iron club (gadclub) as weapon.

GHrólf 322 ch. 30;
SigrgFr 87-88 ch. 12;
Þorgr 8 ch. 1;
HringH 36 ch. 15;
HéðinH 14, 16 ch. 7, 8;
Bevers 235-36 ch. 18;
Ector ch. 8, 14;
Fertram ch. 9 (ZDPh XXVI 23);
KáraK 13 ch. 6;
ÚlfU ch. 2;
Andr# 20.

F531.4.5.2.

Giant with iron bar as weapon.

cf. G159.2.
ÓláfTr ch. 33 in Hkr I 317;
BárðSn 3-4 ch. 2;
ÖOdd 42 (ch. XI 6-9, FAS II 182);
Álafl XVII 3-5;
Þiðr I 49, 55-56, 61, 258, 362-63, II 70, 80-81, 390-92;
Þorgr 24 ch. 5;
Sigþ 225-26 ch. 41-42;
SigrgFr 93 ch. 15;
Kóngab 27;
Stark 46 ch. 15 ;
Bevers 229 ch. 15 ;
Blómst 39 ch. 24;
Ector ch. 5, 21;
cf. LiestølNT 198.

F531.5.10.

Giant as servant to man.

Þiðr I 255, 361;
JarlmH 34-36 ch. 17-18;
Bevers 235-47 ch. 18-25.

F1041.21.7.

Swooning from grief.

SörlaSt 434 ch. 15;
HjÖlv 505 ch. 19;
HálfdE IX 3 (FAS III 532);
Vígl 64, 73 ch. 11, 15;
ÁsmS 11b-h;
Þiðr I 187;
HaraldHr 268;
Bevers 234 ch. 16;
cf. Signý:
 HrólfKr 12 ch. 3 (FAS I 11).

G303.3.3.1.1.

Devil in form of dog.

Bevers 264 ch. 35;
Bisk I 446.

H173.3.

Animal first to recognize his returned master.

Bevers 231-32 ch. 15.

H217.1.

Decision of victory by single combat or holmgang between army-leaders.

Sörla 281 (FAS I 404 ch. 8);
ÞorstVík 444 ch. 21;
EgÁsm IV 5-12 (FAS III 369-70);
Sigþ ch. 38;
Þiðr II 356-57;
HringH 37-38 ch. 16;
Villif 36 ch. 16;
Mágus 131 ch. 52;
Bæring 118-19 ch. 31;
Bevers 262 ch. 34;
SigFót 1003;
RémK 176-87 ch. 32-34;
Nitida 34-35 ch. 5;
cf. Grett ch. 43;
ÁsmK 92-93 ch. 7 (FAS II 476-77).

J445.2.

Foolish marriage of old man and young girl.

cf. K2213.12.
Skjöld 132 ch. 27: Sigvardus Ring;
HrólfKr 47-48 ch. 17 (FAS I 47-48): Hringr in Norway;
Völs ch. 11, 42 (40): Sigmundr and Jörmunrekr;
Gautr 72 ch. 6 (only in L);
HrólfG 3-5 ch. 2 (FAS III 58-61);
GHrólf 314 ch. 27;
SturlSt 596 ch. 5;
Friðþj ch. 8 ff. (FAS II 84 ff., 496 ff.);
Vígl 84-90 ch. 20;
Kóngab 32;
Úlf 142-50;
Bevers 209-12 ch. 1-4;
cf. HrólfKr 97 ch. 32 (FAS I 99);
Gould 1922#.

K301.

Master thief.

Bevers 258 ch. 32 ff.;
SamsF ch. 15-25;
VilhSj 17 ch. 7.

K512.1.

Compassionate executioner: bloody coat. A servant charged with killing the hero smears the latter's coat with the blood of an animal as proof of the execution.

cf. K522.
Bevers 212-14 ch. 4;
ÞjJón 27 (17-18) ch. 11;
cf. Saxo lib. VII c. I 4-6 =
Herrm 473;
Schlauch 73.

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.

K625.2.

Escape by making the watchmen drunk.

Þórodds þáttr Snorrasonar in Flb II 272 =
ÓláfH ch. 137 in FMS IV 335 (FjÍsl 402-02);
Bevers 233 ch. 15.

K912.2.

Men lured into serpent pit one by one and killed.

cf. men cast into serpent pit:
 Sigþ 187-88 ch. 30/
 Bevers 224-26 ch. 11-14.

K978.

Uriah letter.

cf. K511;
K1355;
K1851. Bevers 222-24 ch. 9-11.

K1371.4.

Lover in disguise abducts beloved.

SigFót 1002 (cf. R31);
Bevers 230-32 ch. 15;
SaulusN ch. 20-22.

K1816.0.3.

Menial disguise of princess's lover.

Sigþ 198-210 ch. 34-36;
Bevers 230-32 ch. 15.

K1817.2.

Disguise as palmer (pilgrim).

Bevers 230-32, 252 ch. 15, 28.

K2121.

Man slandered as having deflowered princess.

cf. K2111.
IngaK ch. 24-25 in Hkr III;
Völs ch. 42 (40);
HálfdBr 587-88 ch. 15;
HrómGr 372 ch. 5;
Þiðr II 164 =
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 10/
Herrm 572/
cf. K2112;
FlóresS XXI 12-23/
cf. introd. lxxviii;
Bevers 219-22 ch. 8-9;
Saxo lib. V c. IX 1.

K2213.8.

Faithless queen aids lover to dispossess king.

Bevers 209-12 ch. 1-4;
Kóngab 32.

K2213.12.

Young queen murders her old husband in order to get a new one.

cf. J445.2.
HjÖlv 515 ch. 22;
IllGr 656-57 ch. 5;
Bevers 209-12 ch. 1-4;
Kóngab 32.

N856.1.

Forester as foster-father.

Bevers 248 ch. 26.

P271.2.

Fisherman as foster-father.

Bevers 248 ch. 26.

P271.5.

Foster-father as constant helper.

cf. N812.1.
Ys ch. 34;
ÓláfTr ch. 43 in FMS I 66 = ch. 1 in Hkr I 255;
HálfdE ch. 2, 6 in Flb I 562, 566 (FMS X 168, 173), cf. ch. 4 in Hkr I 90;
Sögubr 10-12 ch. 3 (FAS I 371-73);
Herv 148-49 (FAS I 497-99);
RagnarL ch. 1 (= Völs ch. 43 FAS I 229), ch. 11 (10) (FAS I 269);
HrólfKr ch. 1 ff. =
Saxo lib. VII c. I 4 (cf. R169.4.2);
HálfdBr 560-61, 564-67 ch. 1, 3;
HálfdE II-IX, XXIV 1 (FAS III 521-32, 554);
HrólfG 38-43 ch. 24-27 (FAS III 128-35);
Þiðr H 167;
Bevers 212-66 ch. 4-36.

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.

Q53.3.

Maiden queen offers her hand as reward for rescuing her town.

Bevers 249 ch. 26.

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.

Q413.1.

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.

Q414.1.

Punishment: boiling in lead.

Bevers 243 ch. 21.

Q465.1.

Throwing into pit of snakes as punishment.

cf. S146.
Háttalykill ed. Skj I 489;
Sig III 59/
Oddr 28-29/
Akv 31/
Atlam 59/
Guðrúnarhvöt 17 in BuggeE 257, 280, 289, 301, 314 =
Völs ch. 39 (37)/
Skáldsk ch. 51 (42);
HaraldH in Msk 80;
Skjöld ch. 27 (28);
Krákumal st. 26-27 (FAS I 309-10, Skj I 655);
RagnarL ch. 15 (FAS I 281-82; Skj II 558);
Þiðr II 314;
Sigþ 187 ch. 30;
FlóresS XXI 13-23/
cf. introd. lxxviii;
Bevers 224-26 ch. 11-14;
Saxo lib. IX c. IV 38-39, lib. XI c. III/
cf. Herrm 651.

R10.1.

Princess (maiden) abducted.

cf. K235.5.1;
K788;
K1371;
N425;
N771.2.
HHj 172;
Eg ch. 32;
HálfdS ch. 5 in Hkr I 91;
HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 147;
Fær ch. 15;
Sörla 279-82 (FAS I 400-05 ch. 7-8);
RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 359-60);
Herv 1-2 (and 90), 4 (and 93), 44, 47, 124 (FAS I 412-13, 415, 455);
Bósa 25-63, 107-37 ch. 8-16, 10-17 (FAS III 210-34);
HverN in Flb I 22 (FAS II 4);
FundNo in Flb I 220 (FAS II 20);
ÁsmK 83-84 ch. 3 (FAS II 468);
SturlSt 634-38 ch. 22;
ÞorstVík 384, 397 ch. 1, 6;
Stark 4-5, 6 ch. 1, 2;
Þiðr II 82-83;
BárðSn 1, 31 ch. 1, 15;
Íven XI 3;
FlóresS IV ff.;
SamsF ch. 4-5;
NikL 41-43 ch. 11;
Bevers 246-48 ch. 24-26;
ÁsmS 11-14;
Saxo lib. VIII c. XI 1-2;
Schlauch 104;
Krause# 157-59.

R11.1.

Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre, giant).

Gautr 12-13 ch. 3 (FAS III 15-16);
EgÁsm I 4-11 6 (FAS III 365-67);
VilhSj 118 ch. 55;
Sigþ 220-28 ch. 40-42;
Þorgr 22-31 ch. 5;
galdrakonungr:
 Kóngab 8, 47-48 ff.;
Bevers ch. 24-28;
Íven X 62 ff.;
Ector ch. 10;
KáraK 3, 39 ch. 1, 18;
Huld no. 4;
Saxo lib. I c. IV 1, lib. VII c. IV 3;
Schlauch 145, 155.

R175.

Rescue at the stake.

Álafl XVII 10-21;
Bevers 240-41 ch. 20;
cf. HálfH VIII 6, introd. 18 (FAS II 34).

R211.7.

Escape from pit of snakes by means of rope.

cf. Q465.
FlóresS XXI 11-23;
Bevers 226 ch. 14;
cf. escape from cleft by means of rope made from one's own clothes and tossed upward to faithful servant:
 Gering I 232-34/
 cf. K1871.1.

T72.

Woman won and then scorned.

cf. T141;
T271.
Kristín
 MagnúsBl ch. 1 in Hkr III 31;
SörlaSt 425 ch. 9;
Sigþ 229 ch. 44;
Bevers 243-53 ch 26-28.

T86.2.

Lovers die at the same time.

cf. E765.5.
Bevers 267 ch. 37.

T211.2.

Wife's suicide at husband's death.

cf. F1041.1.2.2;
P16.4.1;
T81.6.
Guðrúnarhvöt 311/
Atlam 104/
Völs ch. 41 (39), cf. 43 (41);
Bevers 243 ch. 21;
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 4/
cf. Herrm 94.

T581.10.

Twins born in tent; mother abducted.

Bevers 246-48 ch. 24-26.

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.

V332.

Baptism of heathen.

ÞorstB 195-97 ch. 12;
Tóka 137-38 (FMS V 303);
Nornag 48, 76-78 ch. 1, 9-10 (Flb I 346, 357-58; FAS I 314, 339-41);
ÖOdd 112-14 (ch. XXXIII, FAS II 226-48, 537-38);
EiríkV 32 ch. 2 (FAS III 662-67, 671);
BárðSn 36-37 ch. 17;
ÁsmFl 176;
Part 26;
cf. Völs ch. 13;
Herv 14, 102 (FAS I 429-30, 517);
RagnarL ch. 7 (6) (FAS I 251);
ÖOdd 4-5, 126 (FAS II 162, 504; ch. I 6);
BárðSn 2, 24 ch. 1, 11;
Steins þáttr Skaptasonar in Flb II 264 (FMS IV 318; FjÍsl 315);
ÞorstTj Flb III 433 (FjÍsl 432);
Bevers 253 ch. 29;
Mars 3-4, 12 ch. 1, 4;
newborn baby is »vatni ausinn« and given name by its father:
 Vries 80.

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.