Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Finnb

Finnboga saga hins ramma, ed. H. Gering, Halle 1879.

Works with this reference:

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.

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.

D2141.

Storm produced by magic.

cf. D905;
D1541;
Q222.1.
Njála ch. 98;
Laxd ch. 35, XXXV 38-41;
cf. StrömbäckSejd 64;
ÓláfH ch. 9 in Hkr II 12, ch. 27 in FMS IV 44;
OddÓláfTr ch. 37 (29);
Rauðs þáttr in ÓláfTr ch. 150 in FMS I 302-03;
Skj II 7;
Bisk II 24 (cf. D1421.1.3);
Ys ch. 46;
Völs ch. 9, 17;
Nornag 59-60 ch. 5 (Flb I 351 = FAS I 324-25);
Finnb ch. 34;
ÖOdd 36-37, 49 (ch. X 1-5, FAS II 179-80, 515);
Friðþj V 10 VI/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 90;
KetilH 117 ch. 3;
GrímL 144 ch. 1;
ÞorstVík 435 ch. 19;
GHrólf 279-80, 318 ch. 16, 28;
HjÖlv 471 ch. 9;
HálfdBr 566 ch. 3;
Fertram ch. 9;
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 16, V c. II 4, IX c. IV 22, X c. IV 2.

F527.3.

Blue man, Old Norse »blámaðr«.

MagnúsS ch. 6, 21 in Hkr III 274, 294;
Kjaln ch. 15;
Finnb ch. 16;
HrómGr 367 ch. 2;
SörlaSt 411 ch. 2;
HjÖlv 457-58, 466-67, 501-02 ch. 3, 4, 7, 16;
SturlSt 612 ch. 12;
Sigþ 177, 252 ch. 27, 54;
SigrgFr 70 ch. 8;
Þorgr 8 ch. 1;
Vilm 173 ch. 15;
ÁsmS fol. 8 a-h;
Úlf 210;
HringH 44 ch. 18;
Kóngab 18-20;
HéðinH 9-10 ch. 5;
Íven ch. II 15-16, III 11;
Kirial 32 (cf. F531);
ÞjJón 44 (30) ch. 19;
NikL 30-33 ch. 10;
Konr 62-63 ch. 6;
GunnarK 243;
Bæring 98-100 ch. 16-18;
Ector ch. 14;
KáraK 19-21 ch. 9;
Fertram ch. 4-5;
Andr 60;
Mágus ch. 60.

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.

F610.3.4.2.

Single combat with berserk.

GunnlO ch. 7;
Finnb ch. 34;
EgÁsm VIII 1-9, X 16-18 (FAS III 379, 387-88);
Ector ch. 20 (11).

F624.

Mighty lifter.

cf. F631;
H1562.2.
Thor:
Hym 21 ff., 27 ff., 34 ff./
Gylf ch. 31 (46) =
MC 93;
Magni:
Skáldsk ch. 25 (17) =
MC 82;
Gylf ch. 3 (4);
Grett ch. 50;
OrmSt 523-24 (FMS III 210-11);
MagnúsB =
GísIll VII 31-32 (FjÍsl 67-68);
Finnb ch. 20, 36.

F696.

Marvelous swimmer.

cf. H31.8;
H1538;
Fær ch. 32, 37-38;
ÓláfTr ch. 160, 235 in FMS II 27, 269;
SigJórs ch. 26, 48 in FMS VII 119, 165;
Finnb ch. 17;
Grett ch. 38/
cf. Dehmer 14;
HrólfKr 24-28 ch. 8-9 (FAS I 24-28);
ÁsmK 88-89 ch. 5 (FAS II 473);
ÞorstVík 427 ch. 16;
EgÁsm IX 3-4 (FAS III 382).

F1041.1.1.

Death from broken heart.

Finnb ch. 29;
EgÁsm II 1-4 (FAS III 367-68);
GunnarK 242;
Huld 3.

H1161.

Task: killing ferocious beast.

cf. B16;
H335.3.
ÖOdd 121-24 (FAS II 232-34);
cf. Finnb ch. 7, 11.

H1166.1.

Task: wrestling etc. (i. e. »glíma« and »skinndráttr«) with giant warrior, »blámaðr«.

cf. F527.3;
F610.3.4;
G500.1.
Svarfd ch. 9;
Kjaln ch. 15;
Tóka 135-38 (FMS V 299-303);
Finnb ch. 16;
ÖOdd 133 (FAS I 251);
HjÖlv 501 ch. 16;
GunnarK 241.

H1211.

Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero.

cf. H931.
Kjaln ch. 12-14;
Finnb ch. 18;
GHrólf 247-48 ch. 3;
HjÖlv 494-504 ch. 14-18;
Friðþj V 6 (FAS II 71, 491)/
cf. ESveinsson 1929 xxxii;
Þiðr II 158-79 (cf. K948);
Saxo lib. IV c. I 12, lib. VIII c. XV 2 =
Herrm 262 ff., 583 ff.;
Dehmer 15.

H1561.2.

Test of strength: lifting stone (fireplace, etc.).

cf. F624.
Grett XVI 18;
Bisk I 640;
Finnb ch. 36;
HálfH X 3 (FAS II 36), cf. XVI st. 57-58;
Bjarkarímur IV 31/
cf. HrólfKr 135-36;
FlóresS 122 ch. I 5/
cf. Bjarnason 1905 134;
Elgqvist 1928 71 ff.

K534.1.

Escape by reversing horse'a (ox's) shoes, etc.

cf. ÓláfH ch. 204 in Flb II 272 (= ch. 137 in FMS IV 336), ch. 141 in Hkr II 332;
Finnb 24 ch. 11.

K2321.

Corpse set up to frighten people.

Finnb ch. 11;
Fær ch. 12;
HrólfKr 69-71 ch. 23 (FAS I 70-71);
ÖOdd 40-41(ch. X 12-XI 9; FAS II 181, 516); bear;
killed robbers:
Saxo lib. I c. IV 6;
enemies:
Saxo lib. IV c. I 20 and X 11;
Herrm 280-81, 290.

L112.

Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance.

VígaGlúm ch. 6;
GunnarK ch. 1;
cf. FJónsson 1884 126/
Finnb ch. 1.

P320.1.

Hospitality for a whole winter (by king or nobleman usual in old Scandinavia).

cf. H1219.7;
P337.
OrmSt in Flb I 531 (FMS III 219, FjÍsl 219-20);
Tóka 135-37 (FMS V 299-302);
Sneglu in Flb III 416-17 (FMS VI 361, FjÍsl 281);
Finnb ch. 19;
HrólfKr 43-44 ch. 15 (FAS I 44);
GHrólf 262-65, 321 ch. 9, 29;
HálfdE VII-VIII (FAS III 528-31);
EgÁsm II 7-9 (FAS III 367);
Yngv 15-16, 17-18;
ÁsmS 11-12;
ÞjJón ch. 2;
Kóngab 22-23;
HéðinH 10 ch. 5;
Þorgr ch. 2;
Gibbon 33 ch. 7;
RémK 53 ch. 14.

R131.6.

Peasant rescues abandoned child.

cf. R169.4.2.
ÞorstUxaf 252 (FMS III 112; FjÍsl 445);
Finnb ch. 2-3;
Harð ch. 8;
Álafl ch. I-III, X;
SamsF ch. 17-20.

R138.

Rescue from shipwreck.

Ldb ch. 213;
ÖOdd 117 (ch. XXXIII 8; FAS II 538);
HrólfG 33-34 ch. 21 (FAS III 119-20);
HálfdBr 567-72 ch. 4-5;
Vígl 74-75 ch. 16;
Finnb ch. 10;
Þiðr Il 287-89;
FlóresS XX 3 =
Lagerholm 154;
Stark 26 ch. 8;
KáraK 38, 46-47, 57 ch. 17, 22, 28;
Kóngab 7-8, 17;
Bæring 92-93 ch. 10;
ParmesL 16, 23 ch. 8, 10;
Bragð 47 ch. 1;
cf. giantess wrestles with hero in order to warn him after shipwreck:
ÞorstVík 435 ch. 19.

S116.3.

Murder by breaking back, bones.

cf. G512.7.
Thor:
Skáldsk ch. 27 (18) =
Saxo lib. VIII c. XIV 15 =
Herrm 592/
Skj I 142;
Finnb ch. 13;
OrmSt 530;
FlóresS XVIII 5-6, ed. Lagerholm 152.

S116.4.

Murder by crushing head.

Kjaln ch. 4;
ÓláfH ch. 227 in Hkr II 490;
Finnb ch. 29;
FlóresS XVIll 4;
Vígk 14 ch. 4.

S139.8.

Murder by biting the throat.

cf. G262.1.
Eg ch. 65;
Finnb ch. 29;
Harð ch. 39;
GHrólf 331, 341, 345 ch. 31, 33;
EgÁsm IV 10 (FAS III 370);
SörlaSt 450 ch. 25;
Álafl XVI 3;
ÚlfU ch. 4;
Vígk 15 ch. 4;
cf. VilhSj 112 ch. 51.

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.