Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: HrómGr

Hrómundar saga Greipssonar, in Fornaldar sögur Norðrlanda II, p. 363-80, https://books.google.de/books?id=UFNZAAAAcAAJ&lpg=PR1&ots=LxTeJZLyKL&dq=Fornaldar%20s%C3%B6gur%20Nordrlanda%20annat%20bindi .

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A487.

God of death.

cf. A310.
Odin:
 EgÁsm XVIII 10 (FAS III 407)/
 Gautr 5, 7 ch. I (FAS III 7, 10)/
 Herv 10, 11, 97-98 (FAS I 422-24)/
 HrómGr 366 ch. 2/
 RagnarS 466 ch. 5 (FAS I 358, Skj II 261)/
 Sinfj in BuggeE 202/
 Völs ch. 10/
 cf. Vries 175, 196;
* Thor:
 Vries 227, 229.

D161.1.

Transformation: man to man.

cf. D1520.35.
Kára:
 HrómGr 373-75 ch. 6.

D825.

Magic object received from maiden.

tent:
 HjÖlv 468 ch. 7;
shield:
 HrómGr 373 ch. 6;
ring:
 Marteini ch. 9/
 (y.) Bósa 115 ch. 12;
sword:
 Álafl VII 8/
 Saxo lib. II c. II 7, lib. II c. IV 2;
KáraK 60-61 ch. 30.

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.

D855.3.

Magic object acquired as reward for guest into grave.

HrómGr 368 ch. 4.

D1101.1.

Magic shield.

cf. D45;
F824.2.
HrómGr 373 ch. 6.
cf. Andrews 1912 32.

D1272.

Magic circle.

HrómGr Griplur V 8 ff./
cf. Modern Philology X 627;
Fær ch. 40 (Flb I 556)/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 125 ff.

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.

D1402.7.1.1.

Magic sword slays a man daily.

HrómGr 366 ch. 1;
EgÁsm X 14;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 12-13/
Jiriczek's introd. to Bósa lxvi.

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.

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.

D2086.3.

Weapons magically blown out of enemies' handy.

HálfdE ch. 5 (FAS III 549);
(y.) Bósa 98 ch. 8;
HrómGr 375 ch. 7;
GHrólf 244 ch. 3;
Úlf 223.

D2144.1.

Cold produced by magic.

cf. F531.1.9.
HrómGr 375 ch. 7.

E421.3.7.

Flames issue from corpse's mouth.

»draugr« eats fire so that flames issue from his mouth:
 HrómGr 368-69 ch. 4.

E422.1.8.

Revenant with peculiar (bowed) nails.

cf. F531.1.6.1.
HrómGr 370 ch. 4.

E446.2.

Ghost laid by burning body.

cf. E431.13;
V61.2.
Svarfd ch. 32;
Grett XXXV 22;
Flóam ch. 13, 22;
HrómGr 371 ch. 4;
GHrólf 254 ch. 6;
EgÁsm VII 14 (FAS III 378);
VestfjGr 169.

E446.3.

Ghost laid by decapitating body.

cf. E431.7.2.
Flóam ch. 13;
ÓláfH ch. 16 in FMS IV 31 =
Óláfs þáttr Geixstaðaálfs ch. 4 in FMS X 211;
EgÁsm VII 14 (FAS III 378);
HálfdE XVII 11 (FAS III 546);
HrómGr 371 ch. 4;
Saxo lib. I c.VII 3, lib. V c. XI 4 =
Herrm 109, 368.

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.

E732.9.

Soul in form of hawk, or falcon.

in dream:
 HrómGr 378 ch. 9.

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.

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.

H1392.

Quest for armor from a grave mound.

cf. E461.
Reykd ch. 19;
Herv 17-33, 102-13 (FAS I 432-42; Skj II A 245-50);
GHrólf 278-79, 334-36 ch. 15-16, 32;
HrómGr 368-69 ch. 3-4;
BárðSn 37-44 ch. 18-21;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 14;
cf. LiestølUpph 155-56;
Andrews 1913 601 ff.

K521.4.1.3.

Man in danger of life dressed by hostess as woman and set to grinding corn.

HHu I 35, II 2 =
HrómGr 377 ch. 8.

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.

K2298.

Treacherous counselor.

cf. K1094;
K1626.2.
Bikki:
 Völs ch. 42 (40);
Refnefr:
 Gautr 45, 67-68 ch. 11 (FAS III 49);
Sjóðr:
 Bósa 4-7, 76 ch. 1, 2 (FAS III 194-96);
IllGr 649-50 ch. 2;
Voli and Bíldr:
 HrómGr 365 ch. 1 ff.;
HjÖlv 491-97 ch. 14;
Sifka:
 Þiðr II 164-79, 341;
SigrgFr 42-43 ch. 1; 6-8 ch. 3;
Kóngab 32;
RémK 274-75 ch. 56;
cf. the name Rauðr of the king's counselor:
 Álafl# XII 7-XIII 2 107.

K2378.5.

Hero sleeps during the first part of battle and emerges only later.

HrólfKr 101 ch. 33 =
Saxo lib. II c. VIII 3;
Herrm 185-87;
HrómGr 373-74 ch. 6-7;
cf. ÁnB 338-39 ch. 4;
hero seems asleep except when he is needed:
 ÖOdd 146 ff. (ch. XXXVIII-XL; FAS II 263 ff. 542-46).

N211.1.3.

Lost sword found in fish.

HrómGr 374-76 ch. 7.

N511.1.1.

Treasure buried in graves (grave mounds).

cf. D838.5;
N571;
V67.1.
Flóam ch. 12;
Skjöld ch. 7;
GullÞ 9-12 ch. 3-4 =
HálfdE XXVI 14 (FAS III 558);
HálfH V 5 (FAS II 28);
ÖOdd 29-31 (ch. VII 7-10; FAS II 176 ff.);
HrómGr 367-68 ch. 3;
GHrólf 348 ch. 34;
Andr 79, 84;
Saxo lib. III c. III 7-8.

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).

P251.6.5.

Nine brothers.

cf. Z71.6.
HrómGr 365 ch. 1;
FrForn in Flb I 24-25 (FAS II 9).

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.

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.

R75.2.

Warriors surrender after chief's death.

HrómGr 367 ch. 2;
ÖOdd 54-55, 58-59 (ch. XV 9, XVI 6; FAS II 188, 190, 522, 523);
Kóngab 46-47;
Amb 58, 62 ch. 11.

R336.

Refuge under kettle.

HrómGr 376-77 ch. 8.

W33.1.

Badly wounded warrior continues fighting.

HrómGr 375 ch. 7.