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Bibliography for: Dínus

Dínus saga drambláta, ed. Jónas Kristjánsson, Reyjkjavík 1960.

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B11.8.

Dragon as power of good.

Dínus 76-82.

D151.4.

Transformation: man to crow.

cf. F531.1.8.4.
Sigrgfr 83 ch. 11;
Dinus 49-50.

D199.2.1.

Magician fights as dragon.

cf. D659.2.
Bósa 58, 91 ch. 14-15, 6 (FAS III 230)/
Bósa introd. lxvi: ViktorBl;
HálfdE XX 8-9 (FAS III 550);
SturlSt 613 ch. 12;
GHrólf 342 ch. 33;
SörlaSt 424 ch. 8;
Mágus 147 ch. 62;
Bæring 108, 118-19 ch. 22, 31;
Dínus 76-77;
Huld no. 4.

D551.1.1.

Transformation by eating apple.

Dinus 46-50.

D906.

Magic wind.

cf. D2142;
R236.4.
EgÁsm IX 4-6 (FAS III 382-83);
Gautr 28 ch. 7 (FAS III 31-32);
HjÖlv 506 ch. 19-20;
ÖOdd 46-47 (ch. 12-13; FAS II 184-86, 520);
Dínus 123.

D981.1.

Magic apple.

cf. D1336.2.1;
D1355.7;
D1364.4.1;
F813.1.
YngV 37 (thrown by pursuers);
Nitida ch. 1, 3;
Dínus 46-48.

D992.1.

Magic horns (grow on person's forehead).

Dínus 45.

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.

D1355.7.

Apple produces love.

cf. Skírn 19;
Þiðr II 115;
Dínus 46-48.

D1364.7.

Sleeping potions drink causes magic sleep.

ÞorstVík 394 ch. 5;
ViktorBl 36 ch. 12;
SigrgFr 58 ch. 5;
SaulusN 52 ch. 21;
NikL 61 ch. 16;
HaraldHr rímur in PSASS II 267;
Dínus in Schlauch 93.

D1375.1.5.

Magic drink causes horns to grow on person.

Dínus 44-45.

D1375.2.

Magic object removes horns from person.

drink:
 Dínus 44-45.

D1410.

Magic object renders person helpless.

cf. Gróg 9;
magic cloth makes girl helpless against lovers:
 Dinus 60-65;
Magic veil renders helpless against lovers:
 Gibbon ch. 2.

D1415.

Magic object compels person to dance.

magic table causes the person who looks at it to dance:
 Dínus 38.

D2031.

Magic illusion.

cf. D1368;
D1783.5;
K1870;
K1883.
Gylf ch. 2, 31 (46) =
MC 93;
Skáldsk ch. 1 (55);
Ys ch. 5;
EiríkR 230 ch. 11;
Álafl ch. 16;
Dínus 42, 66-67, 77, 80;
Bisk I 243;
Gering I 218-31: Perus;
Mágus 22-23 ch. 12, 29-32 ch. 15-16, 175 ch. 79;
Saxo lib. V c. XIII 2, lib. VIII c. XIV 12-18 =
Herrm 312, 592 ff.;
Heinzel 53;
Dehmer 98.

F451.5.1.

Helpful dwarfs.

cf. D812.12;
D817.1.1;
P271.3.
EgÁsm XVII 6 (FAS III 403);
Koðrán's »spámaðr«:
 Kristni II 2-3/
 ÞorvV in FMS I 261-64 (FjÍsl 483-87);
(y.) Bósa 86, 92-93, 109-14, 137-38 ch. 6-7, 11-12, 18;
Sindri rescues from prison:
 ÞorstVík 396-98, 457 ch. 5-6. 25;
Möndull gives advice, etc.:
 GHrólf 315-16 ch. 28;
dwarf hides abducted girl:
 SamsF ch. 10-13;
Svamr brings ring back to its owner (cf. F451.5.2.2), helps building causeway, etc.:
 ÞjJón 32 (21) ch. 13;
Tosti helps in war:
 Amb 146-56 ch. 28-30 (27-29 in Reyk. ed.);
Dínus (or Dímus) helps in fight:
 ViktorBl in Bósa intr. lxv and ZDPh XXVI 12: ;
dwarfs show beautiful queen and help to gain her:
 Gibbon ch. 3 ff./
 Nitiða ch. 4 ff.;
KáraK 21, 61, 71, 80 ch. 9, 30-31, 35, 39.

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.

K1610.

Deceiver falls into his own trap - miscellaneous incidents.

cf. N339.16.
host overawed instead of guests:
 Dínus in Wahlgren 15.

K1883.2.

Objects attacked under the illusion that they are men.

Dínus 33-35;
Árnason II 204/
cf. KrappeÉtudes 128 ff.