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Bibliography for: Atlam

Atlamál, in Sophus Bugge's edition of Sæmundar Edda https://archive.org/details/norrnfornkviisl00eddagoog , p. 292-310.

Works with this reference:

B767.2.

Snakes got to sleep by music on harp.

Atlam 66 =
Völs ch. 39 (37).

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.

D1812.5.1.1.3.

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.

E731.8.

Soul in form of bear.

cf. D113.2.
Njála XXIII 9;
Harð ch. 31 (30);
Sturl II 150;
ÞórðarH 17 ch. 6;
Völs ch. 36 (34) <
Atlam 17-18;
Sögubr ch. 2 (FAS I 367);
ÞorstVík 413 ch. 12;
ÖOdd 22-23 (ch. V 2-3, FAS II 172-73, 510);
HrólfG 12-13, 21 ch. 8, 11 (FAS III 77-78, 95);
ÞorstUxaf 253 (FMS III 113; FjÍsl 446-47);
all in dream:
ÞorstS 227.

E732.6.

Soul in form of eagle.

cf. D152.2.
GunnlO I 15-16;
Völs ch. 36 (34) <
Atlam 19;
all in dream:
Herv 8 (FAS I 420).

F531.5.11.

Giant in contest with man.

cf. G10-G672 *.
SnE Prol. ch. 3;
ÞorstB 183-94 ch. 5-10;
cf. Atlam 33 (cf. F455.12):
 »eigi hann jötnar«.

F565.1.

Amazons. Woman warriors. Icelandic: »skjaldmær«.

cf. P462.3;
T311.4.
brúðir berserkja:
Hárb 37-39;
Skaði:
Skáldsk ch. 2 (56);
Atlam 43 ff., 98/
Brynhildr, Guðrún:
Völs ch. 25 (24), 38 (36);
RagnarL 147 ch. 11 (10)/
Áslaug-Randalín:
RagnarS 462 ch. 2 (FAS I 269-70, 351);
Hervör:
Herv 14-33, 54, 102-13, 128, 148-49 (FAS I 430-42, 463, 497-99);
Ólöf:
HrólfKr 17 ch. 6 (FAS I ch. 7);
Visina, Vebjörg:
Sögubr 17 ch. 8 (FAS I 379);
Þórbjörg:
HrólfG 11, 16-17, 48, 66 ch. 7, 9, 29, 40 (FAS III 68-69, 75, 85-86, 142, 175);
Brynhildr:
Bósa 5 ch. 2, 68 ch. 2-3 (FAS III 195);
Oddr does not like women warriors:
ÖOdd 174-75 (ch. XLII 1-5. FAS II 283-84, 553-54);
Gyða:
GHrólf 240 ch. 2;
Ingibjörg:
HálfdBr 568-70 ch. 4;
Marsibil:
SörlaSt 434 ch. 15;
SturlSt 627 ch. 13;
EgÁsm I 3;
Vörn:
Úlfh ch. 3;
in the Brávalla battle:
Stark 83-87 ch. 25/
Sögubr/
Saxo lib. VIII c. II 4-5;
Alvilda:
Saxo lib. VII c. VI 4-7;
Gyritha:
Saxo lib. VII c. X 1;
Asmundus's sister:
Saxo lib. VII c. X 14;
Sticla and Rusila:
Saxo lib. VII c. X 8;
Saxo lib. IV c. X I;
Herrm 316, 489;
Reuschel 89.

F614.4.

Strong man as rower: breaks boat.

cf. breaks oars:
Atlam 37/
Grett ch. 50;
LiestølUpph 160.

J652.

Inattention to warnings.

Atlam 13 ff., 39 ff. =
Völs ch. 5, 35 (37);
HálfH XI 3 (FAS II 38-43).

K811.1.

Enemies invited to banquet (visit) and killed.

Atlam/
Akv/
Hamð in BuggeE 284 ff. =
Völs ch. 5, 35 (33)/
Skáldsk ch. 51 (42)/
Þiðr II 279 ff.;
Skáldsk ch. 4-5 (57) and 55 (44) =
HrólfKr 32-34 ch. 12 (FAS I 32-34), cf. 79-89 ch. 27-29 (FAS I 80-91)/
Saxo lib. II c. VI 1-2;
Jómsv ch. 31 (12);
Knytl ch. 91 =
Saxo lib. XIII c. VI;
Ys ch. 36;
HálfH ch. XI-XIII;
HrólfG 50-53 ch. 30-31 (FAS III 146-52);
Yngv 1-3;
HaraldHr 267-68;
Saxo lib. V c. XIV 1-4;
Reuschel 20.

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.

K1851.

Substituted letter.

cf. K511.
Atlam 4 =
Völs ch. 35 (33).

P253.5.

Sister avenges brothers' death.

Akv 15/
Atlam 34 ff. =
Völs ch. 7 ff.

P253.6.

Sister warns brothers.

cf. R158. Akv 1-8/
Atlam 1 ff. =
Völs ch. 5, 35 (33);
Guðrún, Yrsa:
HrólfKr 88-89 ch. 29 (FAS I 90-91).

Q261.

Treachery punished.

cf. Q413.8;
Q414.0.5;
Q416.0.3;
Q411.2;
Q451.0.1;
Q469.7.1.
Atlam 4.

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.

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.

Q422.

Punishment: stoning to death (usually because of witchcraft since witches and magicians are supposed to be invulnerable to weapons).

cf. D2071.0.3.
Ldb ch. 306;
Eyrb XX 20;
GíslaS XIX 3;
Laxd XXXVII 35, XXXVIII 10;
Hamð 25/
Atlam 87 =
Völs ch. 40 (38);
GrímL 153 ch. 3;
ÞorstVík 399 ch. 6;
HálfdB 12-13 ch. 8;
JónL in ZDPh XXVI 17;
SkáldH 30 ch. 9;
Saxo lib. V c. III 23;
cf. suppl. to ÓláfH in FMS V 222.

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.

Q469.6.

Heart and liver of murderer torn out.

Akv 21-24/
Atlam 59 ff./
Oddr 28,
Skáldsk ch. 51 (42)/
Háttalykill st. 3 in Skj I 487.

Q478.

Frightful meal as punishment.

cf. M340.
Akv 33 ff.;
Atlam 79 ff.;
Skáldsk ch. 51 (42);
Völs ch. 40 (38);
cf. Q491.5.

Q491.5.

Skull used as drinking cup.

Atlam 82 =
Skáldsk ch. 51 (42)/
Völs ch. 40 (38);
Vkv 24, 25 =
Þiðr I 119/
MC 267.

S12.3.

Mother orders son's death.

cf. P23.4.
Atlam 77/
Akv 35 =
Völs ch. 6-8, 40 (38), 43 (41).

S63.

Cruel wife.

cf. K2213;
T311.4.
Akv 41/
Atlam 89/
Guðrúnarhvöt in BuggeE 313 =
Völs ch. 40 (38);
Gering I 29.

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.

T453.

Getting advice from a woman in bed.

cf. T281.
Atlam 10;
Flóam ch. 19;
Hallfr 101;
ÖOdd 190 (ch. XLVI);
(y.) Bósa 23-25, 39-43, 50-53, 106-09 ch. 7, 11,13, 10 (FAS III 209-10, 219-21, 225-26);
SturlSt 604, 611, 636-38 ch. 9, 11, 22;
HjÖlv 469 ch. 8;
HringH 16-17 ch. 7;
cf. Gautr 6 ch. 1.

V61.6.

Christian buried in stone coffin.

Atlam 103 (?) =
Völs ch. 40 (33);
Ágrip ch. 6 in
FMS X 384;
ÖOdd 196-97 (ch. XLVI 8-9; FAS II 301, 322, 558-59);
Yngv 46;
Dám# 88, 89, 104-05, 107 ch. 12, 13, 17.

V65.2.

Drinking festival in memory of the dead, »drekka erfi«.

Sinfj in BuggeE 202,;
Atlam 75 in BuggeE 304;
Völs ch. 10, 40 (38), 43 (41);
RagnarL ch. 19 (20) (FAS I 294-95);
Herv 36, 85-88, 141-45 (FAS I 490-95);
Sögubr 14 ch. 5 (FAS I 376);
HrólfG 25 ch. 16 (FAS III 71-72, 105, 112);
ÖOdd 26, 107-08 (ch. IV, XXXI 8; FAS II 174, 223-24);
KetilH 122 ch. 3;
GHrólf 349 ch. 34;
SörlaSt 433 ch. 14;
HjÖlv 456 ch. 2;
IllGr 659 ch. 6;
Þiðr II 358;
Egils þáttr Síðu-Hallssonar ok TófaV in FMS V 327-28;
ÞorstB 183 ch. 5;
Úlf 158;
HringH 29 ch. 12;
Vilm 199 ch. 24;
NikL 3-6 ch. 1, 3;
Andr 84, 85;
Saxo lib. III c. II 11, III 1;
in family sagas as:
Eyrb ch. 54/
Laxd ch. 27/
Svarfd ch. 11/
 etc./
 cf. GrønbechVFO IV 126;
Weinhold 500.

V68.

Preparations for burial.

Vatnsd XI 2;
Völs ch. 22 (21), 40 (38)/
cf. Atlam 103;
HálfdE V 20 (FAS III 526);
EgÁsm VII 11 (FAS III 378);
Yngv 28-30;
Þiðr II 257-58, 268;
cf. Kålund 1870 367 ff.;
Lagerholm 33.

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).

W121.

Cowardice.

thrall cries:
Akv 21-22;
thrall's heart trembles:
Atlam 61 >
Völs ch. 39 (37);
HálfdBr 564 ch. 2;
VilhSj 95-100 ch. 41-43;
test of cowardice: to hide from giant and not appear till he is killed:
ÁsmFl 173;
cf. Völs ch. 44 (42);
the prudent is accused of cowardice:
GHrólf 317 ch. 28.