Black god (goddess).
Show referencesTransformation and disenchantment at will.
Show referencesMagic storm (»gerningahríð«, »galdrahrið«, »kyngiveðr«).
Show referencesSeat-pillars thrown in the sea (with god's image) indicate where to settle.
Show referencesMagic shirt (cloak, armor) gives invulnerability.
Show referencesSon made to appear to pursuers as spinning wheel, buck, and hog.
Show referencesFight of revenant with living person.
Show referencesHero's precocious strength.
Show referencesMen go mad in battle.
Show referencesHolmgang. Single combat on an island.
Show referencesMan killed with sword which he himself is tricked into passing to captured enemy.
Show referencesLiving king's or nobleman's son as foster-son of his father's friend; considered an honor for the foster-father.
Show referencesPunishment: stoning to death (usually because of witchcraft since witches and magicians are supposed to be invulnerable to weapons).
Show referencesMurder by cutting adversary in two.
Show referencesMutilation: cutting off hands (arms).
Show referencesMutilation: cutting off legs (feet).
Show referencesBurial in grave-mound.
Show referencesDrinking festival in memory of the dead, »drekka erfi«.
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