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Heimskringla Snorra Sturlusonar, ed. Finnur Jónsson, I-IV, Copenhagen 1893-1901, Vol. 1: https://archive.org/details/heimskringlanr01snor , Vol. 2: https://archive.org/details/heimskringlan03snoruoft , Vol. 3: https://archive.org/details/heimskringlan02snoruoft , Vol. 4: https://archive.org/details/heimskringlan04snoruoft , and Íslenzk fornrit (page-numbers refer to the ed. 1893-1901).

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A185.

Deity cares for favorite individuals.

cf. J151.3;
cf. K1811;
cf. N203.
BárðSn 15-17 ch. 8;
Flóam ch. 20-21;
Gautr 14, 28-29 ch. 4, 7;
Herv 54 ff.;
HrólfKr 76, 92 ch. 26, 30 (FAS I 77, 94);
Reg in BuggeE 216-17;
Saxo lib. I c. VI 7-9, lib. VI c. V 6, lib. VII c. X 3, 6, c. XII 1;
Sögubr 17 ch. 8;
Völs ch. 1, 3, 13, 44;
ÖOdd 125, 137 (FAS II 239 ff.);
Herrm 97;
cf. Óláfr Tryggvason:
 Hkr I 377 ch. 64/
 Hallfr 94, 115, 121.

A581.2.

Culture hero returns and aids followers in battle.

cf. A172.
Óláfr helgi:
 cf. R165/
 Geisli in Skj I 434, 441/
 MagnúsG ch. 27 in Hkr III;
HákonH ch. 21 in Hkr III 430/
Knytl ch. 22.

A941.5.8.

Spring from innocent king's blood.

IngaK ch. 32 in Hkr III 396 (ch. 29 in FMS VII 251);
ÓláfH ch. 229 in FMS V 107;
Saxo lib. XIII c. VII 1.

B11.2.11.1.

Dragon spews venom.

cf. B776;
cf. F582.2.
(y.) Bósa 58;
GHrólf 339 ch. 33;
Gylf ch. 37 (51)/
MC 340;
Íven X 24;
ÓláfTr ch. 33 in Hkr I 317/
MC 229;
Saxo lib. II c. I 2-3;
SigrgFr 89 ch. 13;
SörlaSt. 424 ch. 8;
Völs ch. 18;
Yngv 14, 41-42;
(y.) ÖOdd 118;
cf. VilhSj 16 ch. 7:
 sword poisoned from serpent's nest/
 »ormabæli«.

B17.1.3.

Hostile cattle.

ÓláfTr ch. 33 in Hkr I 311.

B121.1.

Dog with magic wisdom.

cf. B134.
Sámr:
 Njála LXX 11-13, LXXVI;
Vígi:
 ÓláfTr ch. 32 in Hkr I 315, ch. 82 in FMS I 152, by Odd ch. 16 (11), 45 (34);
Dehmer 101;
cf. Grm 76.

B147.2.1.1.

Raven as bird of good omen.

ÓláfTr ch. 71 in FMS I 131 =
ÓláfTr ch. 27 in Hkr I 303.

B147.2.2.1.

Crow as bird of ill-omen.

ÓláfK in Jöfraskinna, ed. Hkr III 495;
Skj I 397;
cf. Ys ch. 27.

B147.2.2.3.

Raven as bird of ill-omen (fighting).

Reg 20;
HHu I 5;
Ldb ch. 216;
Skj I 122;
Sturl I 521, II 233, 244;
HaraldH ch. 80 in Hkr III 193, ch. 114 in FMS VI 402 (dream);
ÓláfrTr ch. 331 in Flb I 412 =
Hrómundar þáttr halta ch. 5 (FMS III 148).

B147.2.2.5.

Eagle as bird of ill-omen.

Omen of fighting (cf. B147.2.1.2):
HaraldH ch. 80 in Hkr III.

B291.10.

Dog made king.

HákonG ch. 12 in Hkr I 183;
ÓláfH ch. 133 in FMS IV 314;
Uppl 456 ch. 1 (FAS II 104);
HverN ch. 1, in Flb I 24 (FAS II 8);
Saxo lib. VII c. IX 4/
Herrm 503, 579;
Krappe 1942 148-53;
Weiser-Aall 1932 349;
Weiser-Aall 1933 134-49.

C617.

Forbidden country.

cf. ÓláfH ch. 121 in Hkr II 262-63;
admission to the territory of supernatural king forbidden to other kings:
Ellekilde 1929 10 ff.

D127.3.

Transformation: man to whale (»hvalr«, »hrosshvalr«).

cf. F531.1.8.8.
ÓláfH ch. 33 in Hkr I 316/
Knytl ch. 3;
HálfdE ch. XX 3-4 (FAS III 549);
GHrólf 318 ch. 28;
Sigþ ch. 25;
Fertram ch. 12.
cf. StrömbäckSejd 95.

D471.1.

Transformation: bread to stone, as punishment.

HaraldH ch. 56 in Hkr III;
ÓláfH ch. 251 in FMS V 140;
Skj I 436.

D1271.

Magic fire.

Cf. D1380.1;
E439.5;
F702;
F831.2;
F1061.
Njála CIII 5-8;
MagnúsBl ch. 11 in Hkr III 338, ch. 13 in FMS VII 192;
ÓláfH ch. 133 in FMS I 266 =
Kristni II 7-9, IX 14-16/
ÞorvV III 5-9 in ASB XI;
consecrated fire:
Yngv 20-21, 42.

D1316.

Magic object reveals truth.

cf. D1323;
H240;
H251.
impossible to move shrine until the body of murdered child is found beneath the street:
 ÓláfK ch. 7 in Hkr III 231;
magic mantle reveals falsehood:
 SamsF ch. 24.

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.

D1355.2.

Magic love-philtre.

HaraldHárf ch. 24 in Hkr I 133 =
Ágrip ch. 3 in FMS X 379;
Dínus 42-44;
KáraK 63 ch. 31;
Saxo lib. V c. I 8, 10 and III 30, 31;
Hb 168 l. 18-20/
cf. Reichborn-Kjennerud 1934 147.

D1361.20.

Helmet renders invisible.

ÓláfTr ch. 63 in Hkr I 376, ch. 198 in FMS II 141/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 46;
Skj II 119;
Fóstbr ch. 40;
Bósa 38 (cf. 125) ch. 11 (FAS III 219);
VilhSj 63 ch. 26;
cf. ÞorstB 184 ch. 5:
»ek kann at gjöra þann hulins hjálm, at mik sér engi«;
ÚlfU ch. 4;
cf. Fritzner II 90:
»huliðshjálmr, hulinshjálmr«;
Dehmer 97.

D1361.34.

Magic bag renders invisible.

cf. D1410.7.
Vald 66-69 ch. 1-2;
ashes or mist from bag:
 cf. ÓláfH ch. 129 in FMS IV 301/
 HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 146/
 SigrgV 166 ch. 18/
 cf. R236.

D1381.33.

Magic banner assures victory.

HaraldH ch. 22 in Hkr III 105.

D1500.1.1.

Magic healing fountain.

cf. D1505.5.3.
ÓláfH ch. 245 in Hkr II 518;
IngaK ch. 32 in Hkr III 396, ch. 29 in FMS VII 251;
Bisk II 24-25;
Saxo lib. XIII c. VI 9 and VII 1.

D1500.1.7.3.2.

Blood of saint as cure.

cf. D1563.1.5.
ÓláfH ch. 230 and 236 in Hkr II 496, 506, ch. 213 in FMS V 85, suppl. in FMS V 207, 223.

D1567.1.

Saint's blood produces fountain.

cf. A941.4;
A941.5.
ÓláfH ch. 245 in Hkr II 518;
cf. Saxo lib. XIII c. VI 9, c. VII 1.

D1641.

Object removes itself.

cf. D1602.1.
Óláf's sword:
 HákonH ch. 20 in Hkr III 428 =
 Skj I 439 =
 ÓláfH ch. 230 in FMS V 111.

D1685.

Interred body of saint performs signs and miracles.

cf. D1500.1.9.2.
ÓláfH ch. 245 in Hkr II 521, ch. 254 in FMS V 143 ff.

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.

D1711.10.1.

Finns (or Fins or »Bjarmar«) as magicians.

Vatnsd ch. 10;
HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 145;
ÓláfH ch. 9 Hkr II 12 and ch. 27, 44 in FMS IV 44, 71;
ÓláfTr ch. 204 in FMS II 167, by Odd ch. 19 (13), 45 (34);
HálfdS ch. 4 in FMS X 170;
Ágrip ch. 2 in FMS X 378;
Skj I 243;
ÖOdd 34-37 (ch. X ff.; FAS II 178-80, 241-42, 514-16);
KetilH 118 ch. 3;
HálfdE XV 8, XX 2 ff. (FAS III 540, 549);
SturlSt 613 ch. 12;
SörlaSt 445-46 ch. 20;
Andr 8;
Vries 65;
Reuschel 110;
Herrm 372/
Saxo lib. V c. XIII 1.

D1766.1.

Magic results produced by prayer.

cf. E443.2;
V52.
ÓláfH ch. 179 in Hkr II 416.

D1791.

Magic power by circumambulation.

Bisk II 247;
ÓláfH ch. 203 in Hkr II 451-52;
cf. Vries 156, 267.

D1812.

Magic power of prophecy.

cf. D1712;
D1825;
M300.
Vatnsd X 8 ff.,
XLIV 19 ff.;
Ldb ch. 19, 373 (2 n.);
Eyrb XVIII 5, LXIII 13;
ÞorvV I 3-6;
ÓláfTr ch. 31 in Hkr I 309;
Bisk I 566-67, 570, II 186;
Völs ch. 16 (cf. Gríp in BuggeE 204 ff.), 22 (21), 37 (35);
Þiðr I 346;
SturlSt 594 ch. 2;
Kersbergen 149 ff., 156 ff.

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.

D1812.3.3.8.

Dream by a (pregnant) woman about fate of her unborn child.

cf. M311;
M312.
Harðar ch. 6;
Bisk I 790;
Jómsv ch. 4 (2);
HaraldHárf ch. 42 in Hkr I 162;
Sverr ch. 1 in FMS VIII 7 and Flb II 535;
Saxo lib. IX c. XI 4;
Mágus 171 ch. 76;
SigrgV 138-39 ch. 9.

D1812.5.

Future learned through omens.

cf. D1311.3;
N126.
MagnúsS ch. 12 in Hkr III 283;
Sturl I 313.

D1812.5.1.1.3.

Blood (in dream) as omen of killing.

Atlam 24 (= Völs ch. 37 (35));
Njála CXXVII 8, CLVI 2, CLVII (= Darraðarljóð in Skj I A 419, B 389);
GíslaS ch. 24, 33 (XXIII 4, XXXII 5 = Skj I 102);
GunnlO 88 ch. 11 (17, XIV 5);
GunnlO 104-05 ch. 13 (23, XVII 1-2);
VígaGlúm ch. 21;
ÓláfTr ch. 49 in Hkr I 354;
Bisk I 497-98, 670;
Sturl II 288, 292;
Völs ch. 36 (34);
ÁnB 353 ch. 6;
Kersbergen 162 ff.

D1812.5.1.2.

Bad dream as evil omen.

cf. D1812.5.1.1.3.
Vegt in BuggeE 135 and Gylf ch. 33 (49)/
cf. Saxo lib. III c. III 7 =
Herrm 233/
Vries 234, 242;
Atlam 10-12, 24-28/
cf. Völs ch. 36 (34), 37 (35);
Laxd ch. 31;
ÓláfTr ch. 48-49 in Hkr I 350, 354, by Odd ch. 21 (15);
MagnúsErl ch. 32 in Hkr III 478;
Sturl I 474, 494, 517-24, II 243-45, 293, 323;
Sögubr ch. 2, 3 (FAS I 367, 371-73);
HrólfKr 15 ch. 4 (FAS I 14);
Herv 8, 95 (FAS I 420, 517);
HálfH XI 3, XV st. 40-46 (FAS II 40-43, 47);
ÁnB 353 ch. 6;
HrómGr 373, 377 ch. 6, 9;
ÞorstVík 413 ch. 12;
HrólfG ch. 8, 11 (FAS III 77-79, 95, 117);
GHrólf 312-13 ch. 27;
HálfdBr 560-61 ch. 1;
Sörla 280 (FAS I 402 ch. 7);
Harðar ch. 31;
Þiðr II 283-84;
SígFót 1004;
Þorgr 7 ch. 1;
Úlf 183-85;
Villif ch. 33, 38;
Ector ch. 1;
Dám ch.11;
Vilm ch. 8;
HeðinH ch. 8;
SigrgV ch. 9;
Hell ch. 25;
Bæring 86, 122 ch. 3, 33;
ParmesL ch. 5, 9;
AtlaÓ ch. 9, 14.

D1812.5.1.12.

Animal behavior as bad omen.

cf. B140.
MagnúsBl ch. 9 in Hkr III 329 =
madness of dogs:
 HaraldG ch. 10 in FMS VII 187;
fighting dogs:
 Bisk I 444.

D1840.

Magic invulnerability.

cf. B44;
D1344;
D1380;
D1846;
F610.3.1;
Z310.
Sinfj 204;
Svarfd ch. 5, 7;
GullÞ ch. 17;
Ldb ch. 8. 11, 14, 39, 126, 243, 306;
Eg XI 5;
MagnúsBl ch. 11 in Hkr III =
HaraldG ch. 13 in FMS VII 192;
Skálda 8 in Hb 455;
ÖOdd 126, 133 (FAS II 241, 251);
KetilH 123 ch. 3;
GrímL 143 ch. 1;
HrómGr 366 ch. 2;
ÞorstVík 391, 446 ch. 3, 22;
HrólfG 26, 28 ch. 16, 17 (FAS III 106-7, 110);
Bósa 58 ch. 14 (FAS III 230);
Bósa 84 ch. 6 (÷ FAS III);
GHrólf 285, 330, 332 ch. 17, 31;
SörlaSt 441 ch. 18;
SturlSt 606 ch. 9;
OrmSt 530;
Sigþ ch. 54;
HéðinH 17 ch. 8;
ÚlfU 784 ch. 3, 4 (in ZDPh XXVI 24);
Úlf 205, 210, 214;
KáraK 50 ch. 25;
Andr 3, 55;
Fertram ch. 12;
Fastus 7 ch. 2;
Ector ch. 6;
Saxo lib. III c. II 5, lib. VII c. X 3;
Herrm 312;
Dehmer 102;
Schlauch 105.

D2031.6.4.

Pursuers confused in other ways by magic illusion.

Ldb ch. 276 and n.;
Njála ch. 12;
ÓláfTr ch. 63 in Hkr I 376/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 46;
ÞorvV in Flb I 270-71 (FMS I 273);
Bisk I 600-02, II 134;
Harðar ch. 26;
GHrólf 317 ch. 28;
SörlaSt 442-43 ch. 19;
HringH 271.

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.

D2142.1.

Wind produced by magic.

Markús:
 MagnúsErl ch. 17 in Hkr III 456, ch. 9 in FMS VII 301;
ÖOdd 18-25, 46-47, 106, 123 (ch. IV 3-V 4, XII 6, XIII 2-3, FAS II 170-72, 186, 222, 236, 509-10);
GrímL 152 ch. 2;
SturlSt 619-20, 626, 630 ch. 16, 18;
IllGr 658-59 ch. 6;
HrólfG ch. 21 (FAS III 145);
Sörla 281 (FAS I 403 ch. 8).

D2143.3.

Fog produced by magic.

cf. D1540.1.
Njála ch. 12;
ÓláfTr ch. 63 in Hkr I 376/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 46;
HrólfKr 6 ch. 1 (FAS I 5);
SörlaSt 410, 442-43 ch.

D2157.2.

Magical quick growth of crops (as reward).

cf. Q153.
ÓláfH ch. 203 in Hkr II 452, ch. 190 in FMS V 50.

D2158.2.

Magic extinguishing of fires.

cf. D1566.2.
MagnúsB ch. 21 in Hkr III 259;
Bisk I 97, 271, 609, II 20-21.

E182.

Dead body incorruptible.

cf. D1585;
D2167.
Hrappr:
 Laxd XXIV 28;
Klaufi:
 Svarfd ch. 32;
Ívarr:
 RagnarL ch. 18 (19) (FAS I 294);
Óláfr helgi:
 Skj I 244, 300/
 ÓláfH ch. 244-45 in Hkr II 517, ch. 228-29 in FMS V 105 ff./
 HaraldH ch. 25, 80 in Hkr III 112, 193;
Knútr helgi:
 Knytl ch. 77;
Ingimundr prestr:
 Sturl I 153, Bisk I 435.
cf. Frotho:
 Saxo lib. V c. XVI 3.

E232.

Return from the dead to slay wicked person.

Eaðmundr helgi slays Sveinn tjúguskegg like Merkúrius Júlianus níðingr:
 ÓláfH ch. 12 in Hkr II 15, ch. 31 in FMS IV 48/
 Knytl ch. 6/
 cf. fsLeg II 601-02.

E366.

Return from dead to give counsel.

cf. E323.3.
MagnúsG ch. 27 in Hkr III 47 =
Geisli in Skj I 434, 441;
ÓláfH ch. 37 in FMS IV 58 =
ÓláfTr ch. 272 in FMS III 48;
ÓláfTr ch. 128, 227, 264 in FMS I 254, II 229 (= Flb I 439), III 22;
EiríkR ch. 63;
Hemings þáttr ch. 18 in Hb 336-37;
Þorsteins s. Síðuhallssonar in Austf 229;
GullÞ ch. 3;
HálfH ch. 15 (FAS II 49);
Bisk II 165-66: always in dream/
cf. F1068.5, J157;
Klare 7 ff.

F494.1.

Guardian spirit of land.

cf. D1380.3.1.
Eg LVII 56;
Ldb ch. 375, 377, 353 n.;
Úlfljótslög =
ÞorstUxaf 249 (FMS III 105, FjÍsl 438);
Hb 167;
ÓláfTr ch. 33 in Hkr I 316-17 (partly in animal form);
MC 228;
Vries 54, 89, 374.

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.

F527.5.

Black man.

cf. F455.2.3;
F531.1.7.2;
F610.3.2;
G219.7.
MagnúsS ch. 6, 21 in Hkr III;
Orkn ch. 88;
HálfH XVII (FAS II 59-60);
ÖOdd 88 (ch. XXVI 5, FAS II 534, cf. 207);
GunnarK 243/
cf. Andrews 1913 612;
The Icelandic »blámaðr« (F527.3) is in reality black and thus described:
 HjÖlv 501 ch. 16/
 Sigþ 177, 252 ch. 27, 54/
 Íven ch. II 15-16, III 11.

F531.2.1.5.

Giant reaches to the sky.

cf. ÓláfTr ch. 33 in Hkr I 317.

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.

F551.4.

Remarkably ugly feet (and hands).

ugly foot has a still uglier one to match:
 ÞórNef 89-90 (FMS IV 174-75, FjÍsl 344-46) =
 ÓláfH ch. 85 in Hkr II 156-58.

F555.

Remarkable hair.

HaraldHárf ch. 23 in Hkr I 130/
cf. M121.

F610.3.

Warrior of special strength (berserk).

cf. F1041.8.6;
P233.3;
Q431.14.
Gylf ch. 33 (49);
Eg ch. 1;
Svarfd ch. 7;
VígaGlúm ch. 6, 22;
GullÞ ch. 3;
HaraldHárf ch. 9, 12, 18 in Hkr I;
Ys ch. 6;
HrólfKr 36 ch. 14 ff.;
Sögubr 17 ch. 8 (FAS I 379);
ÖOdd 66-67 (ch. XIX, FAS II 194-95, 526);
HálfdE XII 3 (FAS III 534);
GHrólf 322, 326-27, 330 ch. 30, 31;
HrómGr 368 ch. 4;
Þiðr I 36;
Fertram ch. 4-5;
Saxo lib. VII c. II 7-11 etc.;
cf. Vries 142;
Maurer II 101-19;
Güntert 1912;
Reuschel 68.

F610.3.3.

Twelve berserks.

cf. F610.3.4.1.
Eg IX 3;
Svarfd ch. 7;
HálfdS ch. 5 in Hkr I;
Skjöld ch. 8-9, 12;
Skáldsk ch. 55 (44) =
HrólfKr 44 ff., 72 ff., 98 ch. 24, 32;
GrímL 148 ch. 2-3;
ÖOdd 94 ff. (ch. XXVIII-XXXI);
Gautr 32-33 ch. 7 (FAS III 36-37);
HrólfG 31 ch. 20 ff. (FAS III 116 ff.);
Friðþj ch. 3 in FAS II 495;
FlóresS XII 16;
Andr 4;
Mágus ch. 60;
Villif 14-15, 23, 26, 37 ch. 6, 12, 13, 17;
Saxo lib. VII c. II 7-11.

F610.3.4.

Fighting with berserks.

Ldb ch. 26;
SnE Prol. ch. 3;
HálfdE ch. 5 in Hkr I;
HjÖlv 466-67, 473 ch. 7, 10;
ÁsmK 95-99 ch. 7 (FAS II 479-84, 487);
with 5 berserks:
 ÖOdd 65-67, 78-79 (ch. XIX, XXIII 6-7, FAS II 194-95, 200, 526-27, 530);
with 4 berserks:
 Þorgr 11 ch. 2;
with 8 berserks:
 Andr 60;
Fastus 3-6 ch. 1;
with 9 berserks:
 Stark 55-63 ch. 20 ≠
 Saxo lib. VI c. VII.

F611.3.2.

Hero's precocious strength.

cf. T585.
Hero remarkably strong already one day old:
 HHu I st. 6;
twelve months old:
 Þiðr I 303;
three years old:
 ÖOdd 126-27 (FAS II 241-43);
seven years old:
 ÖOdd 126-27 (FAS II 241)/
 ÞorstUxaf 252 (FMS III 113)/
 OrmSt 521 (FMS III 205);
nine years old:
 Flóam ch. 11/
 ÁnB 327 ch. 1/
 Yngv 6/
 Þiðr I 73, 305, 308;
ten years old:
 ÖOdd 133 (FAS II 251-52);
twelve years old:
 SnE Prol. ch. 3/
 HálfdS ch. 5/
 HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 90, 144/
 Eyrb XLIV 11/
 Eg XI 12/
 Laxd XVI 21, LIX 5/
 GunnlO 59 ch.4 (V 7)/
 Band 295/
 HrólfKr 27-28, 54 ch. 9, 20 (FAS I ch. 12, 28)/
 Herv 147 (FAS I 496; Skj II A 254)/
 RagnarS ch. 5 (FAS I 358)/
 HálfH X 1 (cf. 3), XVI st. 68 (FAS II 35, 56)/
 ÖOdd 9 (ch. I 18; FAS II 506)/
 ÁnB 327 ch. 1/
 HjÖlv 459 ch. 4/
 HálfdBr 568 ch. 4/
 EgÁsm VI 2, 6, IX (FAS III 374, 375, 382)/
 cf. Lagerholm 41 n./
 BárðSn 1, 19 ch. 1, 10/
 ÞórðarH 96 ch. 4/
 Þiðr I 32, 73-74, 133-34, II 84, 323/
 OrmSt 521/
 ÞorstUxaf 256 (FMS III 120; FjÍsl 452)/
 FlóresS XXI 12/
 Kirial 92/
 NikL 4 ch. 1/
 HringT 9-11/
 KáraK 56 ch. 28/
 Stark 5, 8 ch. 1, 3/
 Herrm 69;
thirteen years old:
 HálfH IX 3 (FAS II 35)/
 BárðSn 2 ch. 1/
 FlóresS XXII 15;
fourteen years old:
 Bósa 7-8, 78-80 ch. 3, 4 (FAS III 196-97)/
 Kirial 92/
 Villif 4-5 ch. 3;
fifteen years old:
 HHu I 10/
 Flóam ch. 6, 9, 12/
 Hrómundar þáttr halta 312 ch. 5 in ÍslF/
 Völs ch. 8 (BuggeE 180)/
 Sögubr 13 ch. 4 (FAS I 374)/
 RagnarL 119, 196 ch. 3 (2) st. 1 (FAS I 240)/
 Skj II B 251;
 ÖOdd 9 (ch. I 18; FAS II 506);
 ÞorstVík 388 ch. 2;
 SörlaSt 409, 428 ch. 1, 11;
 HjÖlv 454 ch. 1;
 Þiðr I 74;
 ÁsmVík 9, 40 ch. 5, 20;
 VilhSj 5 ch. 2;
 SigrgV ch. 19;
 ÁsmS 5b-v;
 FlóresS XX 5 154;
 Villif 21 ch. 12;
 SamsF ch. 18;
 ÞjJón 1 ch. 1;
 Andr 2;
 Saxo lib. I c. III 1, lib. VII c. X 11 =
 Herrm 69;
sixteen years old:
 Flóam ch. 12;
 Villif 4-5 ch. 3;
 GunnarK 242;
 ParmesL 4 ch. 2;
 Mars 4 ch. 2;
eighteen years old:
 Flóam ch. 2;
 ÁnB 327 ch. 2;
 Dám 54 ch. 3;
nineteen years old:
 Úlf 137;
twenty years old:
 ParmesL 4-5 ch. 2-3;
 Vígk ch. 2.

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.

F681.9.

Man who is too heavy for any horse walks faster than horsebock-riders.

cf. F610.7.
GHrólf 249 ch. 4/
cf. HaraldHárf ch. 24 in Hkr I 131;
Hreiðars þáttr halta in Msk 131-32, FMS VI 210-11 (FjÍsl 155).

F821.1.3.

Dress of raw fur. Cat-fur, mouse-fur, or other undressed fur.

cf. D1381.3.
HaraldHárf in FMS V 179;
ÓláfH ch. 193, 228 in Hkr II 440-41, 492, ch. 182 in FMS V 42;
RagnarL ch. 3 (2).

F831.2.

Arrows of fire.

Ldb ch. 245/
cf. Vries 45;
cf. arrows with consecrated fire:
 MagnúsBl ch. 11 in Hkr III 335, ch. 13 in FMS VII 192.

F833.5.

Sword cuts everything.

Reg 215 =
Völs ch. 15;
HaraldHárf ch. 40 in Hkr I 159: Kvernbítr;
Herv 11, 99 (FAS I 425, 426 n.);
Nornag 57 ch. 4 (FAS I 322, Flb I 350);
ÖOdd 90-91, 129, 188 (ch. XXVI 8, FAS II 208, 245, 296, 534-35);
ÞorstVík 436 ch. 19;
ÁsmK 82, 98 ch. 1, 7 (FAS II 464-65, 483-84);
EgÁsm III 3, XVI 5 (FAS III 368, 401-02);
HálfdE XXVI 5 (FAS III 556-57);
SörlaSt 415, 419 ch. 3, 5;
HrólfG 41 ch. 26 (FAS III 132)/
GHrólf 323, 354 ch. 30, 36/
BárðSn 39, 42 ch. 18, 20/
Vígk 12 ch. 4:
 »sem í vatn brygði«
Mímungr:
 Þiðr I 97 ff., II 18, 32, cf. I 97 ff.;
Blómst 19, 39 ch. 10, 24;
Huld no. 7.

F883.1.

Extraordinary book.

cf. D1266.
with golden letters:
 Jöfraskinna in Hkr III 510.

F899.1.

Extraordinary standard.

cf. D1400.1.16;
Q222.6.
HaraldH ch. 22 in Hkr III 105;
ÓláfTr ch. 186 in Flb I 227;
cf. RagnarL ch. 19 (20) st. 35 (Skj II 260, FAS I 297)/
Herrm 638.

F931.8.

Sea fettered.

Stokssund:
 ÓláfH ch. 7 in Hk II 8;
Bosporus:
 HaraldH ch. 15 in Hkr III 97.

F952.

Blindness miraculously cured.

Njála ch. 106;
Skj X 244, 245, 301, 388, 433, 442, II 386 (horse);
ÓláfH ch. 237 in FMS V 120 (= Skj 1 245) and supplements in FMS V 222;
ÓláfK ch. 6 in Hkr III 230;
MagnúsB ch. 21 in Hkr III 259;
Bisk I 120, 336.

F965.2.

Sun darkened at death of holy person.

ÓláfH ch. 226 in Hkr II 487, 491/
cf. LiestølSF 60 ff.;
Bisk I 432;
Skjöld ch. 3.

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.

G11.3.

Cannibal witch.

ÓláfH ch. 141 in Hkr II 335, ch. 137 in FMS IV 339;
giantess cooks human flesh and horse meat:
 SörlaSt 412 ch. 3;
HálfdBr 569 ch. 4.

G241.1.1.

Witch rides on wolf.

HHj in BuggeE 176-77;
Gylf ch. 33 (49):
Forspjallsljóð st. 10 in BuggeE 373;
HaraldH ch. 81 in Hkr III 194, ch. 114 in FMS
VI 403;
Hemings þáttr ch. 19 in Hb 337;
cf. LiestølSF 209, 212-20:
 »Trollkvinne og ulv«.

G262.

Murderous witch.

cf. G11.3.
cf. Gunnhildr in HákonG ch. 31 in Hkr I 216 (Kispingr).

G280.

Witches- miscellaneous motifs.

cf. E784;
M301.
»tröllkona« as ill-omen:
 HaraldH ch. 80-81 in Hkr III 193-95 =
 FMS VI 402-05.

G532.

Hero hidden and ogre deceived by his wife (daughter) when he says that he smells human blood.

cf. HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 145;
Fær ch. 10/
cf. LiestølUpph 157-58.

G671.

Wild man released from captivity aids hero.

Svási:
 HálfdS ch. 8 in Hkr I 96 = ch. 5-6 in FMS X 171 ff.;
cf. Moe 1926 113 ff.;
Aarne 502.

H41.5.

Unknown prince shows his kingly qualities in dealing with his playmates.

Ldb ch. 164/
cf. Skj I 5;
ÓláfTr ch. 46 in FMS I 78;
OddÓláfTr ch. 8;
ÓláfH ch. 76 in Hkr II 132, ch. 74 in FMS IV 153;
Sturl I 2;
HálfH ch. XVII (FAS II 59-60).

H94.

Identification by ring.

cf. H61.3;
H82;
H253.
Laxd ch. 20-21, 26;
Hávarð ch. 14;
ÓláfH ch. 69 in Hkr II 106;
ÓláfTr ch. 62, 193, 270 in FMS I 113, II 129, III 35, by Odd ch. 33 (25), 78 (65);
ÞorstUxaf 256 (FMS III 120, FjÍsl 452);
Fær ch. 40;
HrólfKr ch. 20-22 (FAS I 52-59);
RagnarL ch. 10 (9) (FAS I 262-64, Skj II 254-55);
RagnarS 460 ch. 2 (FAS I 348-49);
ÞorstVík 423 ch. 15;
Nornag 67 ch. 7 (Flb I 354, FAS I 331);
Gautr 54 n. ch. 1 (FAS III 9 n.), cf. introd. xxii;
ÁnB 359 ch. 7;
SturlSt 604 ch. 9;
HrafnþH 112 (FjÍsl 136);
SigrgFr 102 ch. 15;
VilhSj 42-50 ch. 20-22;
AtlaÓ 4 ch. 4;
HringH 17, 25 ch. 7, 11;
Villif 24-25, 29-30 ch. 12, 14;
ÁsmS fol. 9;
Fertram ch. 11;
Vald 71-72 ch. 2;
SkáldH 16-17 ch. 5.

H217.2.

Decision by single combat or holmgang of who is to marry girl.

cf. F610.3.4.2.1 ;
H1561.2.1;
R111.1.9;
T151.1.
Sól 14 in BuggeE 359;
GunnlO 92 ch. 11 (22 in SUGNL, XIV 21-XVI ed. Mogk);
GíslaS II 13-25;
Reykd ch. 13;
ÓláfTr ch. 32 in Hkr, ch. 80 in FMS I 150, by Odd ch. 17 (11);
ÖOdd 100 (XXIX 14; FAS II 215);
FundNo in Flb I 220 (FAS II 20);
KetilH 125, 132, 136 ch. 4, 5;
ÞorstVík 388, 430 ch. 3-4, 16;
GHrólf 246-47 ch. 3 ff.;
HjÖlv 463-69 ch. 6-7;
SturlSt 598-610 ch. 6-10;
SigFót 1003-04;
Vígl 55 ch. 5;
Kjaln ch. 9;
Hell 52-53 ch. 30;
HálfdB 3 ch. 2;
HéðinH ch. 5;
RémK 38-41 ch. 9;
Vilm ch. 21;
Vígk ch. 1, 8;
Stark 4 ch. 1;
Part 21 ff.;
Gibbon ch. 7, 9;
Saxo lib. I c. III 3.

H221.2.

Ordeal by hot iron.

Sturl I 56, 175, 289;
Bisk I 664;
Poppo:
 Fsk 75 ch. 15/
 ÓláfTr ch. 27 in Hkr I 302, ch. 70 in FMS I 129, by Odd ch. 15;
ÓláfH ch. 135 in Hkr II 306;
MagnúsS ch. 19, 26 Hkr III 289;
IngaK ch. 15 in Hkr III 370;
Eindriða þáttr ok Erlings in FMS V 308;
ÞórNef in FMS V 319;
Sögubr ch. 4 in FMS XI 420;
Sverr ch. 53 in Flb II 587;
Fær ch. 43;
ÁsmVík 17 ch. 9;
Gering I 49;
Saxo lib. X c. XI 4.

H240.

Other tests of truth.

cf. D1316 ff. *.
HaraldG ch. 14 in FMS VII 195 =
MagnúsBl ch. 11 in Hkr III 338:
heat as proof of God's grace?
Gering I 49, 127:
miracles as tokens of forgiveness;
Gering I 41: other miracles.

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«.

H425.2.

Horns grow on cuckold.

cf. SigJórs ch. 42 in FMS VII 156 =
Jöfraskinna in Hkr III 510.

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.

H915.

Tasks assigned because of girl's (boy's) own foolish boast.

cf. H1161.2.1;
H1199.8.
MagnúsS ch. 27 in Hkr III 302;
ÞorstUxaf in Flb I 261-63 (FMS III 131-33, FjÍsl 463-64);
OrmSt in Flb I 532 (FMS III 126, FjÍsl 220-21);
Dehmer 23.

H1138.

Task: supplying water in land where it is lacking.

cf. HaraldH ch. 58 in Hkr III 154.

H1558.

Tests of friendship.

cf. P310.
Sigurðr and Óttarr birtingr:
 SigJórs ch. 42 in FMS VII 156-59 =
 Jöfraskinna in Hkr III 510-11;
ÖOdd 148-51, 150-57, 170-71 (ch. XXXVIII 12, XXXIX, FAS II 265-70, 281, 543-46, 552);
SturlSt 643-45 ch. 26;
friends want to share good and evil:
 Bósa 12-15, 97-99 ch. 4-5, 8 (FAS III 199-202).

J133.

Animal gives wise example to man.

water for thirsty men found by following burned snake:
 HaraldH ch. 58 in Hkr III 154.

J151.3.

Wisdom from god as old (one-eyed) man.

cf. A128.2;
A185.
Reg ch 19-25 =
Nornag 61-63 ch. 5 (Flb I 351-53, FAS I 325-27);
Völs ch. 44 (42);
ÓláfTr ch. 64 in Hkr I 377-79 = ch. 197 in FMS II 138, by Odd ch. 43 (33).

J157.

Wisdom (knowledge) from dream.

cf. D1810.8;
D1812.3.3;
D1812.5.1.2;
D1813.1.6;
E366;
F564.3.3;
F1068;
N531.
AriÍ in ASB I ch. IV 2-3;
Njála XXIII 9-10, LXII 5-6;
Laxd ch. 48-49, 76;
GíslaS ch. 22, 24, 30, 33;
Hallfr ch. 9-11 (94, 115, 121, 129);
HrafnkelF ch. 1 =
Ldb ch. 329;
Fóstbr ch. 4, 23, 24;
Grœnlþ 277 ch. 2;
Flóam ch. 15, 20, 21;
Ldb 36 n. (> ÓláfTr ch. 128 in FMS I 254), 50 n., 119 n.;
ÓláfH ch. 112, 188 in Hkr II, ch. 107 in FMS IV 243-44, ch. 178 in FMS V 38;
Sighvats þáttr skálds and ÞórNef in FMS V 210, 319;
OddÓláfTr ch. 13 (9), 27(18);
ÓláfTr ch. 131 in FMS I 262 (= ÞorvV in FjÍsl 485; Kristni ch. 11 2-3), ch. 200, 219 in FMS II 147 (= Flb I 380), 212, ch. 279, 283 in FMS V 48, 57;
HaraldH ch. 28, 57 and MagnúsS ch. 31 in Hkr III 115, 152, 310;
MagnúsG ch. 51 in FMS VI 118(= HrafnþH in FjÍsl 249);
HaraldH ch. 6 in FMS VI 143, ch. 69 in Flb III 431 (= Þorsteins þáttr forvitna in FjÍsl 416-18);
Sverr ch. 6 in Flb II 542;
Knytl ch. 68, 117;
Orkn ch. 57;
Fær ch. 53;
Sturl I 227, 273;
Bisk I 114, 121, 258, 268, 302, 438, 444, 612, 624, 793, II 18-19, 88, 131;
Sögubr ch. 2, 3 (FAS I 367, 371-73);
EiríkV 34 ch. 4 (FAS III 670);
Þiðr II 283;
Dám 90 ch. 13;
Árm 59;
Gering I 18, 21, 22, 29, 36;
cf. LiestølUpph 147-48, 222-24;
Klare 1939 8.

K525.1.

Substituted object left in bed while intended victim escapes.

HaraldH ch. 22 in Hkr III 106;
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 2 =
Herrm 569;
magician substitutes corpse with speaking stone under the head while he is absent (cf. D1611.16)
 Mágus 38 ch. 19.

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.

K636.

Holes bored in enemies' boats prevent pursuit.

Laxd ch. XXX;
Korm 229 ch. 8;
ÓláfH ch. 108 in FMS IV 248, ch. 113 in Hkr II;
Fær ch. 56;
Bósa 47 ch. 12 (FAS III 223);
Friðþj IX 4, X 2 (FAS II 85, 88, 497, 498);
ÁnB 355 ch. 7;
JarlmH 40, 42 ch. 22, 24;
ÞjJón 46-47 (31-32) ch. 20-21;
Saxo lib. I ch. VIII 21, lib. II c. I 6, lib. V c. II 10-13, c. III 20;
Herrm 125;
Kersbergen 83-84.

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.

K959.4.

Murder from behind.

Skáldsk ch. 5 (57)/
cf. Q412;
Uppl 457 ch. 2 (FAS II 105; SRD II 269) =
Hkr I 81-83,
HistNor 103;
Fær ch. 43, 103;
ÖOdd 70-71 (ch. XXI 2-3, FAS II 197, 528);
SörlaSt 446 ch. 20;
ÁnB 345, 348 ch. 5, 6;
HrólfG 29 ch. 18 (FAS III 111-12);
Vígl 69-72 ch. 13, 15;
Þiðr II 266.

K1210.

Humiliated or baffled lovers.

cf. T70.
Háv 97-102;
ÓláfTr ch. 43 in Hkr I 338-41, by Odd ch. 32 (25);
SigrgFr 56-66 ch. 4-7;
Clári in Wahlgren 6;
Sigþ in Wahlgren 8;
Dínus in Wahlgren 15;
NikL 7 ch. 3.

K1371.

Bride-stealing.

cf. K1321;
R31.
HaraldH ch. 15 in Hkr III 97 and FMS VI 168;
GrímL 143 ch. 1;
EgÁsm XV 1-9 (FAS III 396-402);
JarlmH 26-27 ch. 14;
SigFót 999-1006;
SaulusN ch. 20-22.

K1811.

Gods in disguise visit mortals.

cf. A185.
Odin:
 Ls 24/
 ÓláfTr ch. 197 in FMS II 138 = ch. 64 in Hkr I 377-79, by Odd ch. 43 (33)/
 ÓláfH ch. 88 in FMS V 171/
 Saxo lib. I c. VI 7, lib. VII c. XII 1 =
 Herrm 99, 549/
 cf. K1815.0.1/
 Vries 191;
Thor:
 Flóam ch. 24/
 ÓláfTr ch. 213 in FMS II 182, by Odd ch. 59 (47)/
 BárðSn 15-17 ch. 8;
Heimdallr:
 Rþ in BuggeE 141.

K1815.0.1.

Disguise with hood dropping low over the face.

cf. K1811.
ÓláfTr ch. 64 in Hkr I 377, by Odd ch. 17 (11);
ÓláfH in Flb II 134 (= FMS V 171);
Völs ch. 3, 45 (43) =
RagnarL ch. 1 (43), 19 (20);
HrómGr 367 ch. 2;
Friðþj XI (FAS II 90-94, 499-500);
ÖOdd 139 ff. (ch. XXXVI-XL; FAS II 540-51);
HálfdE VII 3;
GHrólf 292-94 ch. 20;
Þiðr II 94;
JarlmH 25-27 ch. 14;
Stark 78 ch. 23;
Gering I 205;
Saxo lib. III c. IV 1, lib. VI c. VI 3;
cf. the Odin-names Höttr and Siðhöttr:
 Heinzel 231/
 HálfH I 3/
 BuggeE 76;
MC 43.

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.

Treacherous wife.

ÓláfTr ch. 71 in Hkr I 387;
Saxo lib. IX c. IV 11 =
Herrm 632;
Úlfh ch. 1.

K2213.13.

Queen kills her husband as revenge of his killing of her father and brother.

Uppl 457 ch. 2 (FAS II 105, SRD II 269) =
Hkr I 81-83 (cf. 72)/
HistNor 103.

K2251.

Treacherous slave(s).

Ldb 37 n., ch. 8, 20;
Flóam ch. 23;
Karkr:
 OddÓláfTr ch. 21 (15) =
 ch. 49 in Hkr I 354/
 ch. 104 in FMS I 217;
Herv 140 ch. 16 (FAS I 488).

K2258.

Treacherous peasant.

MagnúsErl ch. 42 in Hkr III 489;
Fær ch. 38.

K2351.1.

Sparrows of Cirencester.

HaraldH ch. 6 in Hkr III 83, ch. 9 in FMS VI 153-54;
Saxo lib. I c. VI 10, lib. IV c. X 4 =
Herrm 93;
cf. Stender-Petersen 1929 145-64;
Krappe 1925 7-16.

K2356.

Women throw ashes in eyes of attacking soldiers, so that they are defeated.

cf. Orkn ch. 88;
IngaK ch. 17 in Hkr III 372;
boiling tar thrown over attackers:
 SörlaSt 446 ch. 21.

K2362.

Capture of castle by feigning death.

cf. K522.
HaraldH ch. 10 in Hkr III 89 and FMS VI 156-58;
Saxo lib. II c. I 7 =
Herrm 126.

K2369.6.

City won by turning river from its course through city.

cf. HaraldH ch. 7 in Hkr III 84-85, ch. 8 in FMS VI 149-50.

K2369.15.

Enemies' cave entered by hoisting men down (in ship).

Skj I A 490, B 462 =
OddÓláfTr ch. 11;
MagnúsS ch. 6 in Hkr III 274-75.

K2378.3.

Enemies deceived through shammed fight.

HaraldH ch. 84-85 in Hkr III 197-98;
Sverr ch. 175 in FMS VIII 434;
VilhSj 31-35 ch. 16-18;
HringH 54-55 ch. 22;
Saxo lib. II c. I 5, lib. V c. III 26, 28.

L140.

The unpromising surpasses the promising.

cf. SigJórs ch. 42 in FMS VII 156-59 =
Jöfraskinna in Hkr III 510-11.

M121.

Vow not to shave or cut hair until a certain time.

Eg III 1 =
HaraldHárf ch. 4 and 23 in Hkr I 103, 130, ch. 2 in Fsk 15 =
ÓláfTr ch. 1 in FMS I 3, ch. 455, 459 in Flb I 566, 569;
HálfdE ch. 6 in FMS X 175 (as curse by Dofri);
Vígl 76 ch. 17;
cf. Bugge 1917 166 ff.;
Konow 1913 1-25;
ESveinsson 1929 xxiv.

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.

N339.16.

King mortally wounded on killed enemy's tooth.

cf. M341.2.5.
HaraldHárf ch. 22 in Hkr I 130.

N513.1.

Man jumps into the sea, river or waterfall with his treasure (chests).

cf. R216.1.
Vatnsd XXVIII 1-13;
GullÞ ch. 20;
HálfdE XXVI 10-12 (FAS III 557-58)/
cf. introd. 48-52;
Búi:
 OddÓláfTr ch. 18 (12)/
 ÓláfTr ch. 41 in Hkr I 333, ch. 90 in FMS I 178/
 Jómsv ch. 46 (34)/
 Fær ch. 26/
 Skj I 538, II 8;
 cf. Malone 1942/
 Árnason I 148;
 Strömbäck 1955, 95-101.

N514.1.

Treasure hidden in sanctuary.

OddÓláfTr ch. 15: in Thor's sanctuary;
ÓláfH ch. 36 in FMS IV 57:
 »í blóthaugi einum«;
in Jómali's sanctuary:
 ÓláfH ch. 133 in Hkr II 293 ff., ch. 129 in FMS IV 299 ff.;
 Bósa 25-35 ch. 8-9.

P16.3.2.

King too old to fight goes himself into his grave mound.

HrómGr 369 ch. 4;
cf. Agði:
ÞorstB 197 ch. 12/
Eg ch. 3 =
HaraldHárf ch. 8 in Hkr I 106, ch. 6 in FMS X 186 (Herlaugr).

P22.1.

Queen leaves country with her son, having killed her husband in revenge for his killing of her father and brother.

cf. P231.8.
Uppl ch. 2 in Hb 457 (= FAS II 105, SRD II 269) =
HálfdS in Hkr I 86.

P50.1.1.

Earl's name preferred to king's.

HverN ch. 1 in Flb I 22, 23 (FAS II 7);
cf. Hrollaugr:
 HaraldHárf ch. 8 in Hkr I 106, ch. 6 in FMS X 186.

P173.3.

Captives from battle sold as slaves.

OddÓláfTr ch. 7 (6);
ÓláfTr ch. 6 in Hkr I 263, ch. 46 in FMS I 78, in Flb I 509-11 =
HallþSn in FMS III 157-63 (FjÍsl 106-11);
Herv in FAS I 447.

P231.8.

Mother flees with little son(s).

cf. P22.1.
Ldb ch. 276;
ÓláfTr ch. 2 in Hkr I 256-57, ch. 44 in FMS I 67 ff./
ÓláfTr by Oddr ch. 2 ff.;
Fær ch. 29;
Sögubr 10-12 ch. 3 (FAS I 371-73);
Harð ch. 38.

P251.5.3.

Hostile brothers.

cf. F1041.16.10;
S73.1.
Vsp 45;
Ys ch 19, 21;
MagnúsS ch. 21 in Hkr III =
SigJórs ch. 26 in FMS VII 119;
ÞorstUxaf 254 (FMS III 116-19);
Yngv 4, 25-26.

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.

P361.

Faithful servant.

cf. K512;
M151.6;
R53.4;
R169.4;
R211.7;
T131.1.
Sigurd's, Eystein's and Óláf's saga in Jöfraskinna, ed. Hkr III 510-11;
Hemings þáttr ch. 23 in Hb 347-49;
HrólfKr 3-5, 84 ch. 1, 28 ff. (FAS I ch. 1, 42);
HrólfG 65 ch. 39 (FAS III 163);
HálfdE XI 7-8 (FAS III 534);
HálfdBr 564-67 ch. 3;
Hildebrand:
 Þiðr II 335/
 Reuschel 43;
Part 36.

P411.3.

Wounded hero finds shelter and is cured in peasant's house.

cf. R169.14.
Fóstbr ch. 23;
Njála LXXXVII 33 ff.;
ÓláfH ch. 216 in FMS V 87;
HaraldH ch. 1 in Hkr III 75;
Hemings þáttr ch. 23 in Hb 347;
HrólfKr 3-8, 75 ch. 1-2, 26 ff. (FAS I ch. 1, 46);
HálfH XIV 3-4 (FAS II 46);
HálfdE XIV 1-2 (FAS III 538-39);
HálfdBr 564-67 ch. 3;
ÁnB 340, 356 ch. 4, 7;
HrómGr 376 ch. 8;
Helga þáttr ok Úlfs in Flb III 458;
Villif 60 ch. 27;
FlóresS XX 16.

P427.7.

Poet.

cf. A1464.1;
E377.1;
Q112.0.1.2.
GunnlO;
BjörnHít;
Hallfr;
HrafnþH in FMS VI 102-19 (FjÍsl 126-43);
Sighv in FMS IV, V (FjÍsl 223-77)/
cf. Lie 1946 66-74:
 »Sagnet om hvorledes Sigvat ble skald«;
ÞorlJ 207-15 (FjÍsl 383-99, FMS III 89-104);
Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskáld in ÓláfH ch. 208 ff. in Hkr II;
Friðþj;
ÁsmS 7-8, 9, 11, 13;
AtlaÓ;
SkáldH;
Skálda in Hb 445;
cf. LiestølUpph 149-50;
Koht 1931 159-60;
poet as hero:
 Heinzel 141;
cf. poet as king's marshall:
 Einars þáttr Skúlasonar in FMS VII 355 (Msk 442 ff.; FjÍsl 28).

P555.2.

Corpses of dead foes dismembered.

IngaK ch. 12 in Hkr III 367.

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.

P683.

Ships carried by land.

HaraldH ch. 72 in Hkr III 179;
Sverr ch. 171 in FMS VIII 426;
Yngv 15-17, 22;
Saxo lib. IX c. IV 20-21.

Q153.

Nature benign and fruitful during reign of good king.

cf. D2157.2;
Q552.3.
OddÓláfTr ch. 63 (51);
ÓláfH ch. 97 in Hkr II 200 =
Skj I 253;
Orkn ch. 13.

Q411.10.1.

Man killed because of scornful singing.

HallþSn in ÓláfTr in Flb I 507 (FMS III 154);
JökulsBárð in ÓláfH in FMS V 29 (FjÍsl 186-87);
cf. ÓláfH ch. 172 in Hkr II 397.

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.

Q413.7.

Hanging as punishment for silence about hidden treasure.

MagnúsBl ch 8 in Hkr III 328.

Q413.8.

Hanging as punishment for treachery.

Skj I 404;
Magnúsdrápa;
OddÓláfTr ch. 21 (15);
ÓláfH ch. 93 and 119 in Hkr II;
MagnúsErl ch. 18, 20 in Hkr III;
ÓláfTr ch. 173 in FMS II 72 (Flb I 337);
GHrólf 297, 314 ch. 22, 27;
ÁnB 352 ch. 6;
HjÖlv 496 ch. 14;
Þiðr I 291, II 99.

Q414.0.10.

Burning for witchcraft.

cf. G275.3.
Atlam 87 =
Völs ch. 40 (38) (only suggestion);
OddÓláfTr ch. 58 (46) =
ÓláfTr ch. 4 in FMS I 10, ch. 62 in Hkr I 374-75;
HaraldHárf ch. 34 in FMS I 15O:
 »seiðmenn«/
 cf. ZDA XLVIII 177;
IllGr 657-58 ch. 5.

Q418.2.

Venomous snake put into the mouth as punishment for murder of newborn children.

Hkr I 400-01;
SigrgV 186 ch. 22.

Q421.1.

Heads on stakes.

cf. H901.1;
P555.2.
VilhSj 37 ch. 18;
Kóngab 20;
Saxo lib. V c. I 13 =
Herrm 593, 594;
cf. Hákon's and Karkr's heads in the gallows:
 ÓláfTr ch. 50 in Hkr I 355 = ch. 104 in FMS I 218.

Q431.

Punishment: banishment (exile).

cf. P12.8.
Fóstbr ch. 23;
MagnúsS ch. 29 in Hkr III 307;
MagnúsBl ch. 16 in Hkr III 346;
Orkn ch. 92;
Sturl I 102, 289;
Bisk I 492, 502, 776;
HrólfG 52 ch. 31 (FAS III 151);
Þiðr II 173-79;
Villif 23 ch. 12;
cf. Dehmer 77 ff.:
 »útilegumannasögur«; * etc.

Q466.2.

Punishment: abandonment on cliff that is submerged at high tide.

ÓláfTr ch. 63 in Hkr I 377, ch. 198 in FMS II 142;
cf. Maurer 1855 301 n. 8.

Q522.

Self-torture as penance.

cf. S160.1.
ÓláfH ch. 190 in Hkr II 438, in FMS V 224 =
Saxo lib. X c. XVI 2;
IngaK ch. 32 in Hkr III 396.

Q552.

Prodigy as punishment.

OddÓláfTr ch. 40 (31);
HaraldH ch. 56 in Hkr III 152 Bisk II 116-18;
GHrólf 318 ch. 28.

Q552.3.

Failure of crops during reign of wicked king (earl).

cf. Q153.
ÓláfH ch. 97 in Hkr II 200;
Orkn ch. I 3;
Knytl ch. 69 =
Saxo lib. XII c. I-II (Olavus Hunger)/
cf. Gering I 56.

Q559.2.

Punishment: man stricken blind.

cf. Q451.7;
S165.
Njála ch. 106;
OddÓláfTr ch. 44 (33);
HaraldH ch. 56 in Hkr III 152;
MagnúsB ch. 21 in Hkr III 259;
BárðSn 45 ch. 21.

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.

R121.6.

Rescue from prison by saint, who enters and breaks fetters.

cf. R165.
ÓláfH ch. 258 in FMS V 146;
MagnúsS ch. 31 in Hkr III 311;
cf. Sturl I 312;
Knytl ch. 68.

R165.

Rescue by saint.

cf. E366;
R121.6.
Geisli st. 28, 54 in Skj B I 434, 441 =
MagnúsG ch. 27-28 in Hkr III 47-49;
HákonH ch. 21 in Hkr III 430;
Knytl ch. 22;
Bisk I 210-12, 672;
BárðSn 43 ch. 20.

R216.1.

Escape from ship by jumping into the sea.

cf. N513.1.
Grett ch. 38, 65;
Sturl II 219;
GullÞ ch. 15;
Skj I 44, 138, 175;
ÓláfTr ch. 186, 256 in FMS II 117, III 9, ch. 111 in Hkr I 453, by Odd ch. 21 (15), 59 (47), 73-74 (61-62);
HallþSn in FMS III 158;
MagnúsBl ch. 14 in Hkr III 343, ch. 18 in FMS VII 202 =
IngaK ch. 11 in Hkr III 364;
Orkn ch. 40, 48;
Fær ch. 54, 57;
Harð ch. 38;
BárðSn 40 ch. 18;
ÖOdd 31, 108-09, 134 (ch. VII 10, XXXII 1-5; FAS II 224, 252, 513, 536);
ÁnB 355-56 ch. 7;
ÞorstVík 403, 450-51 ch. 8, 23;
GHrólf 261-62 ch. 8;
HjÖlv 463 ch. 5;
HrólfG 26, 29 ch. 16, 18 (FAS III 107, 111);
Bósa 59 ch. 14 (FAS III 231);
HálfdE XIII 7 (FAS III 537);
EgÁsm XVIII 10 (FAS III 406-07);
SörlaSt 431 ch. 12;
HjÖlv 463 ch. 5;
BárðSn 40 ch. 18;
ÚlfU ch. 4.

R236.1.

Fugitive aided by magic mist.

cf. D902.1;
D1361.34.
ÓláfTr ch. 63 in Hkr I 376, ch. 198 in FMS II 141/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 46.

R241.

Flight on skis: two on one pair.

ÓláfH ch. 141 in Hkr II 333, ch. 137 in FMS IV 337, ch. 205 in Flb II 273 (FjÍsl 405-08).

R244.

Ships burned to prevent flight.

ÓláfTr ch. 27 in Hkr I 303;
Sverr ch. 16 in FMS VIII 42;
Styrbj. þáttr in FMS V 249;
Saxo lib. X c. V 274.

R316.1.

Refuge on island.

Grett ch. 66 ff.;
ÓláfTr ch. 4 in Hkr I 260;
Þiðr II 395-97 (Swedish transl.).

S62.

Cruel husband.

Ldb ch. 200;
HaraldH ch. 95 in Hkr III 214.

S73.1.

Fratricide.

cf. K867.1;
N733.2;
P251.4.1;
Q211.9.
HHu I 36, 41;
Vsp 45;
Vsp 32/
Vegt =
Gylf ch. 33 (49);
Saxo lib. III c. I-IV =
Herrm 201 ff./
MC 129;
Baldr-Höðr:
 Vries 234/
 cf. K863;
Suppl. to ÓláfH in FMS V 224;
Sigurðr-Haraldr:
 MagnúsS ch. 16 in Hkr III 345;
Heiðrekr-Angantýr:
 Herv 34-36, 115-17 (FAS I 448; Skj I 276);
Hrœrekr-Helgi:
 Sögubr 8 ch. 2 (FAS I 369);
Úlfkell-Úlfarr
 HálfdE XI 6-8 (FAS III 534);
ÖOdd 120-37 (ch. XXXIV-V; FAS II 539-40): Vilhjálmr-Knútr;
Bruni-Gusi:
 KetilH 122 ch. 3;
Tistram-Herþegn:
 Þiðr II 43-47;
Eirekr-Alrekr:
 Gautr 33-34 ch. 7 (FAS III 37-38) =
 Saxo lib. V c. X 1-2;
 HálfdB 10 ch. 6.

S111.

Murder by poisoning.

cf. Q418.
Sinfj 202 =
Völs ch. 10/
Nornag 58 ch. 4 (Flb I 350, FAS I 323);
IllGr 657 ch. 5;
EgÁsm XIII 1 (FAS III 392);
banadrykkr:
 HaraldHárf ch. 33, 41 in Hkr I 149, 160.

S111.8.

Murder by feeding poisonous snake.

cf. murder by worm running down intestines and tearing out heart:
 HálfdE XX 4 (FAS III 549);
ÓláfTr ch. 80 in Hkr I 400, ch. 211 in FMS III 79 (Flb I 395), by Odd ch. 56 (43).

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.

S114.

Murder by flaying.

cf. Q451;
5166.6.
IngaK ch. 13 in FMS VII 227, ch. 12 in Hkr III 366;
SaulusN ch. 18;
Úlf 163.

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.

S118.1.

Murder by cutting adversary in two.

Eyrb XLV 15;
Njála CXLVI 22;
Jómsv ch. 12;
Harð ch. 21, 36;
ÓláfH ch. 118 in Hkr II 252, ch. 211 in FMS V 80;
MagnúsBl ch. 11 in Hkr III 334, ch. 12 in FMS VII 191;
Svarfd ch. 23;
Yngv 36;
Þiðr II 338-41;
GunnarK 244, 245;
RémK 100 ch. 20;
Fertram ch. 4;
Úlf 153, 155, 157-58, 177, 190, 243;
Vígk 16 ch. 4;
KáraK 19, 24, 34 ch. 8, 10, 15;
Stark 30 ch. 9;
Andr 36, 39, 28, 61, 77;
Saxo lib. II c. VI 10, lib. IV c. IV 9-10.

S122.

Flogging to death.

cf. Q458.
IngaK ch. 13 in FMS VII 227, ch. 12 in Hkr III 366.

S131.

Murder by drowning.

Skáldsk ch. 5 (57);
Laxd XXXVII 36;
MagnúsErl ch. 20 in Hkr III 460, ch. 12 in FMS VII 303;
Sturl II 54;
GHrólf 257 ch. 6.

S139.2.

Slain person dismembered.

cf. Q416.
Sól 23;
IngaK ch. 12 in Hkr III, ch. 13 in FMS VII 227.

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.

S161.2.

Mutilation: breaking or crushing hands and feet.

Hamð 24 =
Skj I 1 (Ragnarsdrápa)/
Skáldsk ch. 51 (42)/
Völs ch. 44 (42);
IngaK ch. 12 in Hkr III 366, ch. 13 in FMS VII 226;
Vald 62 ch. 1;
cf. Saxo lib. VIII c. X 14 =
Herrm 572.

S162.

Mutilation: cutting off legs (feet).

cf. G512.6;
S161.2.
Njála V 15, XLV 14, LXXII 8, LXXXII 21, XCIX 4, CXXIX 14, CXLVI23, CLI 12-13;
Dropl ch. 15;
VígaGlúm ch. 4;
Eyrb XVIII 21, 27, XLV 12;
Eg XLV 6, LXIV 43;
Reykd ch. 13;
Heiðarvíga ch. 30;
GullÞ ch. 18-19;
GunnlO 102 ch. 12 (22 and XVI 9);
Laxd XLIX 16;
Ldb ch. 200, 209;
Bisk I 64, 674;
Grett II 7, XII 11, XLIII 7;
ÓláfH ch. 228 in Hkr II 493, ch. 73 in FMS IV 151;
MagnúsS ch. 31 in Hkr III 310;
Sturl I 203, 288, 315, 317, 358, 363, 398, 441, II 34, 129, 184, 201, 219;
Fær ch. 18, 54;
Flóam ch. 17;
HaraldG ch. 9 in FMS VII 185;
Gautr 21 ch. 4 (FAS III 24);
Bósa 60 ch. 15 (FAS III 231);
GrímL 154 ch. 3;
KetilH 126 ch. 4;
GHrólf 303-04, 328, 329, 343, 344 ch. 24, 31, 33;
BárðSn 35 ch. 16;
ÞorstUxaf 251 (FMS III 110-11, FjÍsl 443);
Harð ch. 39;
Þiðr II 28;
FlóresB XXIII 5;
ÞórðarH 96-97 ch. 3-4;
Sigþ 179 ch. 28;
VilhSj 35, 102, 107, 116 ch. 18, 44, 48, 53;
Hell 50 ch. 27, 28;
Vald 62 ch. 1;
HringH 8, 11, 42 ch. 3, 4, 17;
Úlf 172, 216;
Ector ch. 9;
GunnarK 238, 245;
Andr 77;
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 9, cf. lib. I c. VIII 4;cf. the sword-name Fótbítr:
 Laxd ch. XXIX ff./
 Dropl ch. 13/
 Vápnf ch. 2;
the sword-name Leggbítr:
 MagnúsB ch. 35 in FMS VII 69, ch. 24-25 in Hkr III 263;
 Liestøl Upph 154.

S163.

Mutilation: cutting (tearing) out tongue.

cf. Q451.4.
Skj I 436, 437, 442: Geisli 1153;
ÓláfH ch. 75 in Hkr II 130, ch. 73, 261 in FMS IV 151, V 152;
MagnúsS ch. 30 in Hkr III 308;
IngaK ch. 24-25 in Hkr III 381, 383.

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).

S166.6.

»Blood-eagle« cut on man's back by flaying and salting.

Skj I 232: Knútsdrapa ca. 1038;
Reg 26 =
ÓláfTr ch. 286 in Flb I 352 =
Nornag 64 ch. 4 (FAS I 328);
HaraldHárf ch. 30 in Hkr I 141;
Orkn ch. 8;
OrmSt 531 (FMS III 225);
RagnarL ch. 17 (18) (FAS I 292);
RagnarS 463 ch. 3 (FAS I 354);
Sigþ 127 ch. 10 (owl instead of eagle);
Saxo lib. IX c. V 5 =
Herrn 656;
cf. Vries 131.

T34.1.

Sudden love as woman pours drink for man at festival.

cf. T55.8.
Ágrip ch. 3 (FMS X 379);
HaraldHárf ch. 24 in Hkr I 133;
Völs ch. 25 (24);
Flóam ch. 2;
Skálda in Hb 445;
Saxo lib. V c. III 15.

T51.

Wooing by emissary.

Skírn =
MC 111;
HHj 171;
Gylf ch. 19 (33);
Knytl ch. 88;
ÓláfH ch. 91-92 in Hkr II 176 ff.;
ÓláfTr ch. 193 in FMS II 128, by Odd ch. 33 (25);
HaraldHárf ch. 3 in Hkr I 101;
Ys ch. 48;
HrólfKr 47 ch. 17 (FAS I ch. 24);
RagnarL ch. 5 (4) (FAS I 245);
Sögubr 3-6 ch. 1 (FAS I 363-66);
HrólfG 38 ch. 24 (FAS III 127-28);
GHrólf 267-68 ch. 11;
SturlSt 634, 638-39 ch. 22, 23;
Þiðr I 49-56 (II 71-83), 57-62 (II 87-91), 62-70 (II 94-105), 282-85, II 38-40, 47-60, 111-12, 157, 275-79;
Harð ch. 5;
JarlmH 4-19 ch. 4-19;
ÁsmS 1-2;
SigrgV ch. 7, 22;
SaulusN 85-89 ch. 33;
NikL 7-17 ch. 4-7 (cf. K1372);
Mágus 1-2, 8-9;
Kirial 2-4, 77-80;
Saxo lib. III c. II 8, lib. IV c. I 12, lib. V c. I 6-10, III 23, lib. VI c. IV 13, lib. VIII c. IX 1 etc.;
cf. Reuschel 94-95.

T71.2.

Woman avenges scorned love.

HaraldH ch. 13 in Hkr III 94: Zóe;
HjÖlv 481, 486 ch. 12;
KáraK 25 ch. 11;
and all items ad T418 *.

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.

T145.

Polygamous marriage.

HaraldHárf ch. 21 in Hkr I 126-21 =
ÓláfTr ch. 2 in FMS I 4;
HálfH I 1-6, V 2-4, VI 3 (FAS II 25-30);
cf. ÓláfTr ch. 43 in Hkr I 339;
Neckel 195 ff., 399 ff.

T211.4.1.

Wife's corpse kept after death.

Snæfriðr:
 Hauks þáttr Hábrókar ch. 5 in FMS X 207-08/
 Ágrip ch. 4 in FMS X 379/
 HaraldHárf ch. 24 in Hkr I 134;
cf. HaraldHárf ch. 1 in FMS X 178;
Saxo lib. XV c. I 1.

T320.

Escape from undesired lower.

cf. F610.3.4.2.1;
K1223;
R111.1.9;
T455.8.
ÓláfTr ch. 92 in Hkr I 421;
Bæring 85 ff.;
Schlauch 105.

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.

T682.

Hero a posthumous son.

cf. S312.3;
T645.1.
ÓláfTr ch. 1 in Hkr I 255, ch. 43 in FMS I 66;
Fær ch. 29;
ÞórðarH ch. 1;
Völs ch. 2, 12-13;
HrólfKr 27 ch. 9 (FAS I ch. 12);
SigrgV ch. 17.

V1.

Objects of worship.

cf. hero worships neither idol; nor devils, tree nor stone, only trusts himself
 Þorvalds þáttr tasalda in Flb I 382 (FMS II 151)/
 ÖOdd 8, 9, cf. 112, 228 (ch. I 15; FAS II 165, 505);
cf. Hrólfr and his warriors and Arnljótr gellini only trust themselves:
 HrólfKr 96 ch. 32 (FAS I ch. 48)/
 ÓláfH ch. 215 in Hkr II 473.

V1.2.1.

Worship of fairies, »álfar«.

cf. E748.
Sighv in Skj I 221 =
ÓláfH ch. 91 in Hkr II 170, ch. 86 in FMS IV 187 (FjÍsl 227);
cf. Vries 373;
Ström 1952 17.

V1.11.3.

Worship of wooden idols, »skurðgoð«, »trémenn«.

cf. V356.
ÓláfTr ch. 167, 172-73, 184 in FMS II 44, 73-75 ( = Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helm. in Flb I 37-39; FjÍsl 519-23), 108;
ÓláfH ch. 107-09, 112 in Hkr II 219 ff., 232, ch. 107 in FMS IV 242;
Hallfr 65;
EiríkV ch. 4 in FAS III 672 (cf. Flb I 35);
Stefnis þáttr Þorgilssonar in Flb I 286-87 (FjÍsl 307-08);
Þorv in Flb I 270 (FjÍsl 490-91 and FMS I 267);
RagnarL ch. 20 (21) (FAS I 298-99, Skj II 261);
ÖOdd 115 n. (FAS II 228);
Friðþj IX 6-8 (FAS II 86-87, 497);
Bósa 29-30 ch. 8 (FAS III 213);
Flov 193 ch. 13;
Bæring 99-100 ch. 17;
Saxo lib. XIV c. XXXIX 3 465;
Vries 114, 140.

V12.4.4.

Ox (bull) as sacrifice.

cf. V1.8.1.
Eg ch. 65;
VígaGlúm ch. 9/
cf. Ström 1952 12;
Brandkrossa þáttr ed. Austf 186;
ÓláfH ch. 107 in Hkr II 219 (FMS IV 234, Flb II 184);
ÓláfTr ch. 215 in FMS II 193 (Flb I 420);
Flóam ch. 21;
Bósa 26-28, 108-12 ch. 8, 10-11;
Gautr 10-11, 60-61 ch. 2 (FAS III 13-14);
ÞorstUxaf 249 (FMS III 105-06, FjÍsl 439);
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 12, lib. XIV c. XXXIX 4;
cf. Ldb 140 n.:
 »blótnaut«;
Herv in FAS I 425;
Vries 99, 265.

V12.4.9.

Horse as sacrifice.

cf. V1.3.2.
AriÍ ch. 7;
HrafnkelF ch. 3 ff;
cf. Liestøl 1945b 59-66/
Ström 1952 15;
HákonG ch. 17-18 in Hkr I 192-94;
ÓláfH ch. 107 in Hkr II 219(FMS IV 234, Flb II 184);
Herv 159-60 (FAS I 511-12 n.);
cf. permission to eat horsemeat:
 ÓláfH ch. 59 in FMS IV 109 =
 ÓláfTr ch. 229 in FMS II 242, by Odd ch. 41 (32);
 Vries 97, 265.

V17.3.

Sacrifice to get help in danger. Sacrifice for victory.

cf. Erling:
 Jómsvíkingadrápa ed. Skj II 7/
 ÓláfTr ch. 42 in Hkr I 337, ch. 90 in FMS I 174(Flb I 191 ch. 154), by Odd ch. 18 (12)/
 Jómsv ch. 44 (34)/
 Saxo lib. X c. IV 2;
Orkn ch. 8;
EgÁsm VIII 5 (FAS III 379);
Bæring 99-100 ch. 17;
cf. sacrifice for victory:
 Vries 145, 169.

V52.

Miraculous power of prayer.

cf. D1766.1;
D2140.1;
D443.2;
ÓláfTr ch. 106 in FMS I 227, by Odd ch. 30 (21)/
cf. R315.2;
ÓláfH ch. 179 in Hkr II 416;
HaraldH ch. 56 in Hkr III 152.

V61.2.

Dead burned on pyre.

cf. E431.13;
E446.2;
P16.4;
T211.2.
Prologus to Hkr;
Ys ch. 8 ff.;
Helreið/
SgFIII 66-70/
Guðrúnarhvöt 20 in SæmE 258 ff./
Völs ch. 33/
Nornag 69 ch. 8 (FAS I 333, Flb I 355);
RagnarL ch. 18 (19);
Saxo lib. III c. II 11, lib. V c. VIII 1;
cf. Vries 16 ff., 26, 29;
Weinhold 480 ff.

V61.4.

Head buried one place, body another.

cf. D1380.3.
HálfdS ch. 9 in Hkr I 97, ch. 7 in FMS X 175-76.

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.

V71.

Sabbath.

ÓláfH ch. 190 in Hkr II 437.

V113.

Shrines.

cf. D1316;
D1566.2;
N514.
ÓláfK ch. 6 in Hkr III 230 (cf. V221.2);
MagnúsB ch. 21 in Hkr III and 259 (cf. D2158.2);
ÓláfH ch. 237 in FMS V 120 (= Skj I 245).

V221.

Miraculous healing by saint.

cf. D1500.1.9.2;
D2161;
E121.4;
F952.
Sturl I 229;
ÓláfH ch. 189, 240, 245 in Hkr II 437, 514, 521, ch. 179, 261 in FMS V 39, 153, suppl. in FMX V 214;
HaraldH ch. 57 in Hkr III 152;
MagnúsB ch. 22 in Hkr III 260;
MagnúsS ch. 30 in Hkr III 309;
IngaK ch. 24-25 in Hkr III 382-85;
Knytl ch. 77 (FMS XI 308);
Þórhalls þáttr knapps in Flb I 439-41 (FMS II 229-32);
EgilSíðuH in Flb II 145 (FMS V 325-26, FjÍsl 20-21);
Bisk I 97, 115-24, 178-202, 208-09, 251-56, 259-60, 304 ff., 357, 438, 451, 456-61, 606-07, 611, 613-18, 644, II 20, 22-29, 79, 95, 157, 168-75, 172-73;
BárðSn 38 ch. 18;
worm taken out of woman:
 Hemings þáttr ch. 16 in Hb 334-36;
Gering I 59.

V221.2.

Saint restores dumb man's speech.

cf. D1507.
Skj I 433, 436, 437;
ÓláfH ch. 261 in FMS V 153, suppl. 222;
ÓláfK ch. 6 in Hkr III 230;
Bisk I 469-70.

V222.6.

Bell sounds at approach of saint.

cf. as a sign from heaven:
 Skj I 301 =
 MagnúsG ch. 27 in Hkr III 48.

V331.1.

Conversion to Christianity through miracle: usually because the adversary's god turns out to be the stronger.

Njála ch. 103;
ÓláfTr ch. 27 in Hkr I 302, ch. 70 in FMS I 129, by Odd ch. 15, ch. 235 in FMS II 267-74;
ÞórNef in FMS V 319 (FjÍsl 362-63)/
cf. H221.2/
V356;
ÞorvV in FMS I 261-64 (FjÍsl 482-87);
Þiðr II 362;
BárðSn 38-45 ch. 18-21;
cf. ÓláfTr ch. 60 in FMS I 107, ch. 173, 253 in FMS II 75, 325, by Odd ch. 73 (61);
OrmSt 529-30 (FMS III 222, 224, FjÍsl 215, 218);
Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings in Flb I 338 (FMS II 75, FjÍsl 521-22);
man promises to convert to Christianity or to go on pilgrimage if God helps him in difficulty (cf. M266):
 Hávarð ch. 11.

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.

W33.

Heroism.

hero dies laughing:
 Akv 24/
 Atlam 65 >
 Völs ch. 39 (37)/
 HálfH XIII 2 st. 37 (FAS II 46)/
 Saxo lib. II c. VI 10;
smiles at lost foot:
 Sturl I 441/
 cf. Ranke 1951 286;
ÓláfH ch. 218 in FMS V 93, ch. 234 in Hkr II 504;
tears himself arrow or spear out of the heart
 HrómH 414 (FMS III 150; FjÍsl 171).

W152.

Stinginess.

Grm 76/
KetilH 133 ch. 5:
 »matníðingr«;
Hálfdan matarilli
 Ys ch. 47 in Hkr I 80 =
 Uppl 457 ch. 2 etc.;
Aðils:
 HrólfKr 29, 45 ch. 11, 15 (FAS I 29, 46);
peasant, Neri:
 Gautr 5-11, 22-23, 36, 38, 52-61 ch. 1-2, 5, 9 (FAS III 7-14, 26, 40, 42);
Osantrix
 Þiðr I 254-55;
miserly hermit:
 NikL 48 ch. 13-14;
Huglecus:
 Saxo lib. VI c. V 11 =
 Herrm 435.

X141.

Blind, lame, and deaf as witnesses in court.

cf. one blind, one deaf, and one stammering brother give good advice in parable:
 ÓláfH ch. 94 in Hkr II. 184-85 ch. 89 in FMS IV 203.

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.

Z181.

Nudity as sign of anger.

plucked hawk symbol of anger
 ÓláfTr ch. 57 in Hkr I 367, ch. 64 in FMS I 118;
cf. plucked hawk symbol of childless king:
 Skáldsk ch. 51 (42) =
 Völs ch. 42 (40)/
 Saxo lib. VIII c. X 12.