Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Vald

Valdimars saga, in Late Medieval Icelandic Romances I, p. 51-78.

Works with this reference:

B11.4.1.

Flying dragon, »flugdreki«.

cf. B11.6.8.
Níðhöggr:
 Vsp 66 (62, 59)/
 MC 319, 345/
 cf. A671.2.5/
 cf. A878.3.1;
BjörnHít ch. 5 (Bœrs ed. 12);
(y.) Bósa 58-59 ch. 14-15 (FAS III 230-31);
Ector ch. 10;
FlóresS XIX 6-7 and XX 7;
GHrólf 339, 342 ch. 33;
GullÞ ch. 3, 20;
HálfdE XX 8-9, XXVI 12 (FAS III 550, 558);
KetilH 111 ch. 1;
Konr 63-64 ch. 6-7;
Njála CXIX 46;
Sigþ ch. 13 and 16-17;
Vald 74 ch. 3;
VilhSj 26 ch. 13;
Yngv 14, 41-43;
Þiðr I 196, 334, II 359 ff.;
cf. Saxo lib. VIII c. XV 9/
Herrm 602.

B11.6.8.

Dragon flies to its nest with human being.

Þiðr I 196, II 359, 361;
(y.) ÖOdd 119 n.;
FlóresS XIX 6-7;
ÁsmVík 8 ch. 3;
Sigþ ch. 13;
Blómst 7, 37, 41 ch. 4, 24-25;
Vald 54 ch. 1 (ZDPh XXVI 9).
cf. Panzer 1901 190 ff.

B264.

Single combat between animals.

cf. D659.2.
cf. HrólfKr 60 ch. 23 (FAS I 61);
Vald 74-75 ch. 3.

C436.

Tabu: disclosing own identity. A supernatural person must not tell who he is.

VilhSj 12 ch. 6.
Nor do the heroes of the Fornaldarsagas like to tell their name e.g.:
ÖOdd 18, 159 (ch. XL 9);
GHrólf 269-71 ch. 12-13;
HálfdE XIII 3 (FAS III 537);
(y.) Bósa 88 ch. 6;
Þiðr I 316-17, II 4-11, 347-51.
* cf. Wolff 1941;
Meier 1934 1 ff.;
Vald 56 ch. 1;
cf. Fáfn in BuggeE 219/
Trolldom 145;
Vries 48;
Kersbergen 144.

D579.

Transformation by looking in a mirror.

cf. D1163.
EgÁsm XIII 8, XV 6 (FAS III 393, 397);
Sigþ ch. 21, 32-36/
cf. Jiriczek's introd. to Bósa lxi;
Vald 65 ch. 1.

D630.

Transformation and disenchantment at will.

cf. D113.1;
D128;
* and, in general, references throughout D610-629, D640-659, D670-699;
F451.3.3.0.1.
Nearly all of those motifs involve the idea of voluntary transformation. In Old Icelandic the idea of people possessing a power like this is often expressed through the words »hamramr« »eigi einhamr«, »hamhleypa«, »fara hamfari«.
Eyrb ch. LXI 5;
Eg I 8, III 18-20, XXVII 6, LIX 52, LXXII 11;
GullÞ ch. 14, 18;
ÁnB ch. 29;
Hávarð ch. 1;
Sturl I 5;
Ys ch. 6-1 (Odin);
Hóam ch. 16;
Völs ch. 9;
Bósa 25, 84 ch. 8, 6 (FAS III 210);
ÞorstVík 390, 395 ch. 3, 5;
GHrólf 241 ch. 2;
SörlaSt 426 ch. 10;
HálfdBr 573 n. ch. 6;
BárðSn 11, 14, 18 ch. 5, 8, 9;
OrmSt 521, 522, 524;
ÞórðarH 95 ch. 3;
HálfdE ch. 8;
Sigþ ch. 25;
SkáldH 18 ch. 6;
Vald 63 ch. 1;
Mágus ch. 61.
cf. StrömbäckSejd 21 (ad Ls 24), 160 ff. ch. IV »Sejd och hamskifte«;
Reuschel 114;
Schlauch 124;
MC 46;
Saussaye 298f.

D812.1.

Magic object received from saint.

BárðSn 39 ch. 18;
Þorvalds þáttr tasalda in Flb I 380 (FMS II 147).

D812.8.1.

Magic object received from giantess in dream.

cf. D812.11.
OrmSt 529 (FMS III 223, FjÍsl 216);
Vald 56 ch. 1.

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).

D902.1.

Magic mist.

cf. D1361.1;
R236.1.
BárðSn 29 ch. 14;
HrólfKr ch. 1 (FAS I 5);
EgÁsm IX 4-6, cf. 42 n. (FAS III 382-83);
SörlaSt 410 ff., 442 ch. 2-4, 19;
Vald 60, 74 ch. 1, 3.

D908.

Magic darkness.

cf. D2165.
HrólfKr ch. 23, 33 (FAS I 64, 105);
ÞorstVík 436-38 ch. 19;
Bósa 113 ch. 12;
HalfdBr 566 ch. 3;
FlóresS II 6-7;
Þorgr 30 ch. 5;
Vald 54 ch. 1;
Bragð 47 ch. 1;
Saxo lib. II c. II 6.

D13l8.5.

Blood indicates guilt or innocence.

ÞorvV in Flb I 270 (ASB II ch. V 3, FMS I 270, FjÍsl 493).
the blood of Ragnvaldr jarl remains on stone as sign that he has been murdered:
 cf. Orkn ch. 104.

D1335.2.

Magic strength-giving drink.

Völs ch. 21 (20) (= Sigrdr 5);
GHrólf 312-13, 335-36 ch. 27, 33;
SturlSt 605 ch. 9;
VilhSj ch. 30;
Vald 64 ch. 1;
Vígk 8 ch. 2;
in magic drinking horn:
 KáraK 8-9 ch. 4;
ESveinsson 1929 xxxiii.

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.

D1472.1.8.

Magic table-cloth supplies food and drink.

ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 24;
Vald ch. 1.

D2163.2.

Magic reinforcements. Hero's followers magically multiplied or new army conjured up.

cf. A172;
E155.
cf. Vald 74 ch. 3.

E50.

Resuscitation by magic.

Skáldsk ch. 52 (50) =
Saxo lib. V c. IX (cf. E155);
Vald 74 ch. 3;
cf. Klare 3.

F480.

House-spirits.

Þorvalds þáttr tasalda in Flb I 381 (FMS II 149):
»skálans undirbúar«.

F531.1.0.1.1.

Beautiful giantess.

cf. G229.5.
Gerðr:
 Skírn/
 cf. Saussaye 329;
BárðSn 29 ch. 14;
HálfdBr 590 n. ch. 17;
Vald 57-58 ch. 1.

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.

F531.1.6.3.1.

Giant(ess) with particularly long hair.

ÖOdd 46-47 (ch. XII 3, FAS II 184, 518);
IllGr 653 ch. 4;
so long that giantess can hide herself in it (cf. F555.3.3.):
 Vald 57 ch. 1;
Kóngab 23 ff.

F531.4.7.1.

Giants (giantesses) dressed in skin.

cf. F455.24.
Nornag 69 ch. 8 (Flb I 355, FAS I 333);
SturlSt 621-22 ch. 16;
Andr 68-69;
Vald 63 ch. 1;
cf. names as Skinnhúfa:
 HjÖlv 471 ch. 9/
 BárðSn 17 ch. 9/
 ÚlfU ch. 4;
Skinnbrók, Skinnkjapta:
 ÚlfU ch. 4.

F531.4.8.

Giant has stone (as) boat.

ÖOdd 118 (FAS II 231);
Íven XIII 13;
SigrgFr 87 ch. 12;
Kóngab 24;
Vald 65-66 ch. 1;
cf. stone or iron boat:
 LiestølNT 198.

F531.5.7.1.2.

Giantess daughter of giant and abducted maiden (therefore helps hero).

cf. G530;
N812.3.
HálfdBr 572 ff. ch. 6-7;
IllGr 654 ch. 4;
ÞorstB 194-96 ch. 11-12;
Álafl V 3;
OrmSt 529;
Vald 76 ch. 3;
KáraK 64 ch. 31.

F531.6.8.3.

Enmity (competition) between giants.

FundNo 220 (FAS II 20);
ÖOdd 41 (ch. XI 2, FAS II 517);
Vald ch. 3.

F531.6.9.

Giants as warriors (in army).

BárðSn 3-4 ch. 2;
ÁsmVík 11 ch. 5;
Vald ch. 3.

F555.3.3.

Hair so long that girl can cover herself with it.

cf. F531.1.6.3.1;
G219.4.
GunnlO 60 ch. 4 (V 13);
Gibbon ch. 2;
Vald 57 ch. 1.

G205.

Witch stepmother.

cf. M411.1.1;
P18.1;
S31.
Ys ch. 14;
HjÖlv 457-48, 471, 515-16 ch. 3, 8, 22;
Þiðr II 268-69;
SigrgFr 83 ch. 111;
Vald 60-63, 72-76 ch. 1-3;
JónL in ZDPh XXVI16-17;
Saxo lib. II c. II 1;
Schlauch 83.

G530.2.

Help from ogre's daughter (or son).

Kjaln ch. 14 ff.;
HálfdBr 574-75 ch. 7;
HjÖlv 471-73 ch. 9;
EgÁsm V 5 ff.;
ÁsmFl 174-76;
OrmSt 530;
HringH 6-9 ch. 2-3;
Vald 58 ch. 1;
Blómst 39-41 ch. 24;
cf. ÞorstVík 430 ch. 16;
Vilm ch. 12-13.

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.

H971.2.

Tasks performed with help of little old men.

Vald ch. 1/
cf. ESveinsson 1929 xxxvi.

H1229.1.

Quest undertaken by hero to fulfill promises.

cf. M155.
SturlSt 633-45 ch. 21-26;
EiríkV 29-35 ch. 1-4 (FAS III 661-74);
Vald 55 ch. 1.

H1231.4.2.

Quest accomplished with aid of giantess.

cf. N812.4.
EgÁsm 90-94 ch. 5;
Vald 55 ch. 1 ff.

H1385.6.

Quest for lost sister.

FrForn in Flb I 21, 219-20 (FAS II 3-4, 17-20);
Vald 55 ch. 1;
Þorgr# 22 ch. 5.

K788.1.

Princess lured into the forest by harp-playing boy or thief.

Vald 67 ch. 2;
SamsF ch. 4-5.

K1791.

Sham dael in order to brim about recognition.

Vald 70-72 ch. 2.

N711.1.

King (prince) finds maiden in woods (trees) and marries her.

Völs ch. 25 (24);
ÖOdd 72 ff. (ch. XXII ff.; FAS II 198, 528);
HéðinH 8 ch. 4;
Vald 61-62 ch. 1.

N812.4.

Giantess helps the man she loves.

cf. F531.5.7;
G530.2;
R138.5;
T191.1.
HjÖlv 473 ff. ch. 10, 13;
ÖOdd 121-23 (FAS II 234-36);
ÞorstVík 434-39 ch. 19;
Álafl V 15;
Vald 57-64 ch. 1;
HringH 16-17, 24 ch. 7, 10;
Blómst 38 ch. 24.

P311.1.

Combatants become sworn brethren.

cf. P310.5.
Vatnsd VII 20-22;
Sörla 277-79 (FAS I 397, 399 ch. 4, 6);
HrólfG 20 ch. 10 (FAS III 93-94);
ÖOdd 62-65 (ch. XVIII 7, FAS II 193-94, 525);
HjÖlv 455 ch. 2;
HálfdE XXI 2;
ÞorstVík 400-02, 440, 444-45 ch. 7, 20, 21;
SörlaSt 450 ch. 25-26;
SturlSt 615 ch. 13;
EgÁsm IV 12, VI 9-10, cf. introd. xxiv-xxix (FAS III 370, 375-76);
Þiðr I 43, 173, 192 (ff.), II 35;
Sigþ ch. 28, 39;
SigFót 1003-04;
Úlf 141, 180 ff.;
Villif 34 ch. 16;
Vilm 170 ch. 13;
HéðinH 6-7 ch. 3;
Þorgr 17 ch. 3;
Vald 72 ch. 2;
Kirial 6, 82, 99-100;
cf. RémK 5-9, 70-72 ch. 1-3, 16;
Mágus ch. 46;
Andr 38, 43;
Saxo lib. I c. VI 7, lib. VI c. II 10 =
Herrm 99 ff.

P561.

Tournaments.

cf. H331.2;
H1561.1;
R222.
GHrólf 246 ch. 3 ff.;
HjÖlv 454-55 ch. 2;
HálfdBr 582-83 ch. 11-12;
VilhSj 8 ch. 3-4;
Sögubr 8 ch. 2 (FAS I 369);
Þiðr I 184-86, 188-92, II 7-11;
Vald 71 ch. 2;
Ector ch. 9;
Kirial 16-19, 97-9;
RémK 5-9, 176-86, ch. 1-3, 32-34;
Part 12-16, 29-43;
Mágus# ch. 19 (ch. 48).

R111.1.3.

Rescue of princess (maiden) from dragon.

cf. B11.11.4.
Vald 54 ff.

R156.

Brother rescues sister.

Vald 54 ff.;
Þorgr 22-31 ch. 5;
SaulusN 28-56 ch. 14-22.

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.

T131.1.1.

Brother's consent for sister's marriage needed.

Sögubr 14 ch. 5 (FAS I 375);
Friðþj II 5, V 6 (FAS II 66, 71, 489);
GHrólf 358 ch. 37;
Þiðr II 276-78;
Vald 71-72 ch. 2;
Úlf 270-71;
ÞjJón 52 (36) ch. 22;
Sigþ ch. 46.
Also according to Icelandic law and frequently mentioned in the family sagas, when the father is not there;
cf. Weinhold 1882 I 297 ff.;
Krause 200 ff.;
Neckel 286 ff.

T135.8.

Two or more weddings at one time as the end of a tale.

HálfdBr 590 ch. 17;
HrólfG 74-75 ch. 44 (FAS III 185-86 ch. 35);
HálfdE XXIV 2 (FAS III 554);
HjÖlv 517 ch. 22;
SörlaSt 452 ch. 26;
Vígl 80, 91 ch. 18, 21;
Þiðr II 105;
JarlmH 42-43 ch. 24;
ÁsmS 14;
SigrgFr 107 ch. 16;
Sigþ ch. 54;
ViktorBl 48 ch. 15;
Vald 77 ch. 3;
HringH 58-60 ch. 23-24;
Þorgr 31 ch. 5;
Kóngab 20-21;
KáraK 83 ch. 41;
SamsF ch. 14-15, 27;
Part 44-45;
Blómst 44-49 ch. 26-27;
Saxo lib. V c. III 25.

T136.1.

Wedding feast.

RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 360);
Sögubr 5 ch. 1 (FAS I 366);
HjÖlv 458 ch. 3;
KetilH 124 ch. 4;
SigrgV ch. 12, 22;
Vilm 193, 199 ch. 22, 24;
Kirial 10, 85-88, 90-91;
Dám 103 ch. 16.
The feast lasts many days:
 Völs 146-47 ch. 29 (27);
five days:
 Þiðr II 36-38;
seven days:
 RagnarL 121 ch. 4 (3) (FAS I 242);
 Þiðr II 105;
 ÁsmVík 43 ch. 22;
 Álafl XVIII 1-4;
twelve days:
 Sigþ 233 ch. 46;
fourteen days or half a month:
 HálfdBr 586, 590 ch. 14, 17;
 HrólfG ch. 14 in FAS III 105;
 ÁsmVík 32 ch. 15;
 Vald 77 ch. 3;
 HéðinH 9 ch. 4;
 Þorgr 33 ch. 5;
 Úlf 271;
 SaulusN 89 ch. 34;
 ÞjJón 52-53 (36) ch. 20;
 RémK 346-60 ch. 69-70;
 Part 45;
twenty days:
 Herv in FAS I 455;
three weeks:
 Bósa 131 ch. 16;
one month:
 HrólfG 25 ch. 15;
 Bósa 61 ch. 16 (FAS III 232);
 VilhSj 123-24 ch. 58;
 HringH 31 ch. 8;
 Vald 77 ch. 3;
 Þorgr 31, 32 ch. 5;
two months:
 Kóngab 48-50.

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.

T231.

The faithless widow.

cf. Völs ch. 25 (24):
 Vitrligra ráð er þat, at leggja eigi trúnað sinn á konu vald, þviat þær rjúfa jafnan sin heit«;
Saxo lib. II c. VI 2.

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.