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Harðar saga ok Hólmverja, ed. Þorleifur Jónsson in Íslendinga sögur 3, Reykjavík 1891 (2 1908) = Harðar saga Grímkelssonar in Ísl. sögur II, Copenhagen 1847 (chapter numbers in parenthesis refer to the last ed.).

Works with this reference:

D136.

Transformation: man to swine.

cf. E731.12.
GullÞ ch. 10, 17, 18;
Svarfd ch. 23;
Harð ch. 26 (25);
princess cursed to a swine's shape:
SigrgFr 47 ch. 2.

D838.5.

Magic object taken from barrow.

cf. E373.2;
E461.2;
N511.1.1.
sword:
 Grett ch. 18;
 ÞorstUxaf 253-55 (FMS III 114-19);
the sword Skefilsnautr:
 Reykd ch. 19;
Hrólfs sword Sköfnungr and Hjalti's axe (cf. note in HrólfKr in FAS I 109):
 ÞórðarH ch. 3 and Ldb ch. 221;
drinking horn (cf. F352):
 ÞorstB 189, 196-98 ch. 8, 12-13;
ring, knife, bell:
 ÓláfH ch. 16 in FMS IV 27 =
 Óláfs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs ch. 3-4 in FMS X 215;
the sword Tyrfingr:
 Herv 14 ff.;
ring, ornament, Mistilteinn:
 HrómGr 368-71 ch. 4;
Angrvaðill:
 ÞorstVík 409 ch. 10;
Sótanautr:
 Harð ch. 15;
weapons:
 ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 14.

D1051.

Magic cloth.

cf. D1361.40;
D1380.18;
D1410;
D1470.1.9;
D1520.19;
D1520.30.
ÞorstB 194, 196 ch. 10, 12;
fairy-made saddlecloth cannot burn and changes color every seven nights:
 VilhSj 20 ch. 9;
produces darkness (cf. D1546):
 Harðar ch. 25/
 Kersbergen 147-49.

D1414.2.

Magic writings on sword render it harmless.

Rþ 43;
cf. Harð ch. 39.

D1546.1.2.

Magic spell controls sun.

cf. Harðar ch. 25/
Kersbergen 147-49.

D1810.0.2.

Magic knowledge of magician.

cf. D1712;
M301.
Harð ch. 24-25.

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.

D1812.5.1.2.

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.

D1813.

Magic knowledge of events in distant place.

Ys ch. 7;
Bisk I 173, 175, II 130;
Harð ch. 25.

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.

D2099.2.

Magic banishment.

cf. E437.
Ys ch. 13/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 34;
Harð ch. 18.

E4612.

Fight of living person with dead in the grave.

cf. D838.5.
Grett XVIII 9-12 =
MC 308-09;
ÞorstUxaf 255 (FMS III 118);
Harð ch. 15;
BárðSn 42-43 ch. 20;
HrómGr 369-71 ch. 4;
EgÁsm VII 12-14 (FAS III 378);
Saxo lib. V c. XI 3-4 =
Herrm 367.
cf. Andrews 1913 601 ff.;
Dehmer 45-47.

E545.

The dead speak.

Herv 17-33, 102-13 (FAS I 432-42; Skj II A 245-50);
Harð ch. 15.

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.

E731.9.

Soul in form of wolf.

Njála LXII 5-9;
GíslaS XIV 7/
cf. XXXII 11 (ch. 33);
Dropl ch. 10;
ÞórðarH 17, 37 ch. 6, 12;
Harð ch. 31 (30);
ÞorstVík 413 ch. 12;
HrólfG 12-13, 21 ch. 8, 11 (FAS III 77-78, 95);
Úlf 184;
SigFót 1004;
all in dream:
 Þorgr 7 ch. 1.

E745.4.

Soul as flower.

in dream:
 Harð ch. 6.

F451.4.1.12.

Dwarfs live in stones.

cf. E481.3.2;
F451.3.2.1.1.
Alv 3;
Vsp 48;
Gylf ch. 7 (14);
Ys ch. 12;
Bisk II 78 (7);
Harð ch. 38;
ÁnB 327 ch. 1;
ÞorstVík 446 ch. 22;
(y.) Bósa 86, 109-11 ch. 6, 11;
Kristni ch. 2 =
ÞorvV in FMS I 261;
Sörla 275 (= FAS I 391 ch. 1);
ÞorstB 179 ch. 3;
Villif 29 ch.14;
Vilm 11 ch. 7;
ÞjJón 16, 31 (10, 20) ch. 6, 14;
Ector ch. 7;
Andr 19;
SamsF ch. 11;
KáraK 21, 61-62 ch. 9, 30-31;
cf. Fritzner I 274:
 »Dvergasteinn«.

H1162.

Task: killing certain man.

cf. H335.4.
Harð ch. 38, 39.

H1392.1.

Quest for gold (ring, etc.) from a grave mound.

cf. D1507.8.
GullÞ 12 ch. 4;
Harð ch. 39;
HálfH V 5 (FAS# II 28).

K912.

Robbers' (giants') heads cut of one by one as they enter house.

cf. G262.
cf. Skálda in FMS III 74-75;
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 17;
ÓláfH ch. 137 in FMS IV 339;
Harð ch. 22.

M119.3.

Vows taken as an old Norse custom at festivals, especially at Yule time.

cf. M155.
Harð ch. 14;
Jómsv ch. 33 (27);
EiríkV ch. 1 (Flb I 29);
HÞór ch. 12;
Svarfd ch. 19;
Flóam ch. 2;
ÓláfTr ch. 86, 291 in FMS I 161, II 154;
Herv 5, 54-55, 129 (FAS I 417, 463);
KetilH 125 ch. 4;
SturlSt 633 ch. 21;
IllGr 661 ch. 1;
Andr 18, 53, 70;
cf. Lagerholm 18 ad EgÁsm V 5;
CleaVig 253/
Fritzner I 779:
 »heitstrenging«;
GrønbechVFO IV 69-70, 126;
Reuschel 66;
Schlauch 25, 102;
Vries 151.

M119.4.

Vow taken by placing one's foot on a certain post in the hall, »stíga á stokka«.

HrólfKr 85 ch. 28 (FAS I 86);
GHrólf 297 ch. 22;
HrólfG 66 ch. 39 (FAS III 164);
(y.) ÖOdd 186 (FAS II 293);
ÞorstB 185 ch. 6;
Harð ch. 14.

M155.

Vow to perform act of prowess.

cf. H1229.1;
M119.3.
Sturl II 43;
Harð 32;
Svarfd ch. 19;
Ys ch. 36;
Saxo lib. II c. Vll 7, lib. VIII c. XIV 1-2.

M168.1.

Vow not to deceive the man who spared one's life.

GHrólf 308 ch. 25;
cf. vow not to deceive friends
 Harð ch. 34;
cf. P310.

N571.

Devil (demon) as guardian of treasure.

cf. N511.1.1;
N513.1.
Harð ch. 15;
GullÞ ch. 3;
Andr 47-50/
cf. Schlauch 108-09, 112 ff.;
Heinzel 53;
Dehmer 48 ff.;
Reuschel 80 ff.:
 »Hügelberaubung«: the ghost of the human owner as guardian.

N591.

Curse on treasure.

cf. F451.5.2.13;
M472.
Ys ch. 14;
Skáldsk ch. 47 (39) =
Völs ch. 14, 18 (FAS I 153, 162)/
Saussaye 144/
MC 141;
Harð ch. 15;
cf. LiestølUpph 162.

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.

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.

Q451.2.

Laming as punishment.

cf. S162.
GunnlO 105 ch. 13 (22 and XVII 4);
HrólfKr 26, 27 ch. 8, 9 (FAS I ch. 11, 12);
Harð ch. 13.

R131.6.

Peasant rescues abandoned child.

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

R211.

Escape from prison.

cf. D2165.
Bisk II 108;
Harð ch. 17;
ÖOdd 108-11 (ch. XXXII 7);
EgÁsm VIII 5-9/
cf. Úlf 227;
JarlmH 41 ch. 23;
Saxo lib. I c. VI 7-9 =
Herrm 101.

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.

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.

S139.8.

Murder by biting the throat.

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

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.

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.

T211.

Faithfulness to marriage in death.

Njála CXXIX 17 ff.;
Harð ch 30;
Ljósv ch. 20;
Andr 85;
cf. LiestølUpph 166-67.

V11.3.

Sacrifice to stone.

cf. V1.6.4.1.
Ldb ch. 288;
Eyrb ch. X 8;
Harð ch. 38;
Vries 100;
Olrik-E 219, 339 ff.

Z71.1.

Formulistic number: three.

cf. A651.1.1;
P251.6.1.
Vsp 21;
Rþ 141;
Vkv;
SnE Prol. ch. 4 (10);
Gylf ch. 8 (15), 11 (20, 23);
Skáldsk ch. 55 (44);
Skjöld ch. 12;
Ys ch. 14;
Óláfs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs ch. 3 in FMS X 213;
Þiðr II 29-36;
ÖOdd 86-87 (ch. XXV 6, FAS II 205, 533);
HálfdE ch. XVI, cf. introd. § 36;
GHrólf 318 ch. 28;
Gautr 40 ff. ch. 9-11 (FAS III 44-49;
cf. Berge 1930 121;
Harð ch. 3, 15;
SigrgFr 45 ch. 2;
Villif 29 ch. 14;
Saxo lib. VIII c. XIV 17;
cf. Bock 1921 263 ff.;
Bock 1922 51 ff.;
* etc;
LiestølUpph 74-78;
Koht 1931 73, 122.

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.