Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: Háv

Hávamál, in Sophus Bugge's edition of Sæmundar Edda in Norrœn fornkvæði, https://archive.org/details/norrnfornkviisl00eddagoog *.

Works with this reference:

A154.2.

Theft of magic mead by Odin.

cf. A1464.
Háv 104-10/
Skáldsk ch. 6 (58);
KrappeÉtudes 53;
Leyen 53;
MC 53-54;
Vries 180.

A164.6.

God as lover of giantess.

cf. A188;
cf. F531.6.1.1.
Billing's mær:
 cf. Háv st. 96-102;
Gunnlöð:
 cf. Háv st. 104-10/
 Hárb 18;
Skáldsk ch. 6 (57);
Gylf ch. 23 (37)/
Skírn;
Thor and Odin:
 EgÁsm XII 5-6, XIII 10 (FAS III 390, 393).

A461.

God of wisdom.

Baldr:
Gylf ch. 11 (22);
Odin:
Háv 141;
Týr:
Gylf 14 (25).

B147.2.

Birds furnish omens.

Hávarð ch. 9;
Sverr ch. 86 in FMS VIII 211.

B151.3.

Bird determines road to be taken.

cf. raven shows where troops have to be stationed:
Knytl ch. 117-18.

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.

D1266.1.

Magic writings (runes).

cf. D45;
D1355.19;
D1365.10;
D1367.5;
D1379.2-3;
D1380.20;
D1414.2;
D1500.1.34;
D1500.3;
D1501.4;
D1545.0.1;
D1561.1.8;
D1566.2.4;
D1611.16;
F451.3.12.4;
F883.
Háv 139 ff.;
Rþ 37, 44-46;
Sigrdr 9-19 =
Völs ch. 21 (20) st. 12-19;
Guðr II 2 =
Völs ch. 35 (33);
Vatnsd XXXIV 11;
Eg XLIV 8-9, LVII 57;
Orkn ch. 58;
Krákumál st. 1 (7) in Skj I 649 (FAS I 300);
ÞorstUxaf 251 (FMS III 109; FjÍsl 442);
OrmSt 530: málajárn;
Herv 2: málasax;
HrólfKr ch. 20 (FAS I 52);
Vigl 79 ch. 17;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 24;
HeðinH ch. 4;
Ector ch. 6; MC 295-98.

D1275.

Magic song.

cf. D1335.12;
D1349.5;
D1351;
D1355.1.1;
D1358;
D1364.23;
D1380.14;
D1381.27;
D1382.7;
D1384.5;
D1385.20;
D1395.6;
D1410;
D1414.4;
D1500.1.24;
D1503.1;
D1541.0.2;
D1561.1.11;
D1566.2.3;
D1733.6;
D2011.1;
E55.1;
F531.6.11.
Háv 146 ff.;
Gróg;
KetilH 125 ch. 4;
ÞorlJ ch. 4 in FMS III 97-98 =
Herrm 113 n.;
Dehmer 95-96;
MC 299;
Saussaye 241, 387.

D1311.3.

Oracular fountain (with two swans).

Vsp 19;
Urðar brunnr:
 Háv 110;
Gylf ch. (8) 16;
Skáldsk ch. 65 (52);
cf. Ohrt 1938 91-101.

D1335.12.

Magic song gives strength.

Háv 160;
Saussaye 387.

D1351.

Magic object makes person peaceful.

magic song (»galdr«):
 Háv 153/
 Grós 9;
magic drink:
 GHrólf 335 ch. 32.

D1355.1.1.

Love-producing song.

Háv 161;
ÓláfH ch. 35 in FMS IV 56, V 162;
FlóresS XXII 5/
cf. F420.5.2.1.1.
cf. Gróg 6;
cf. StrömbäckSejd 152.

D1364.23.

Song causes magic sleep.

cf. K606.1.2.1.
cf. Háv 148;
leysigaldr:
 Gróg 10;
Saxo lib. I c. VI 8 =
Herrm 101.

D1380.14.

Magic poems protect.

cf. D1275.
Háv 148, 156, 158;
Gróg 12, 13.

D1381.27.

Magic song stops spears.

cf. D1414.
Háv 150.

D1385.20.

Magic song protects from revenants, witches.

Háv 155;
from the curse of a dead Christian woman:
 Gróg 13/
 cf. MC 298.

D1395.6.

Escape from prison by use of charm (magic song).

cf. D1552.4;
D2165;
D2088.
Háv 149;
Grós 10;
MC 298.

D1414.4.

Magic song dulls enemy's sword.

cf. D2086.1.
Háv 148;
Saxo lib. IV c. X 3, lib. VII c. II 1.

D1500.1.24.

Magic healing song.

cf. D1503.1.
Háv 147 (7).

D1541.0.2.

Magic song controls storm (and sea).

Háv 154;
Gróg 11.

D1561.1.11.

Magic song brings luck.

Háv 146, 160.

D1566.2.3.

Magic song quenches fire.

Háv 152.

D1783.

Reverse magic. Magic results obtained by imitating reverse of desired results.

Háv 151;
Saxo lib. V c. III 7.

D1811.

Magic wisdom.

cf. D1610.5.
Vsp 1, 28;
Háv 104, 161;
Hárb 44;
Vegt;
Vafþr.

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.

D1841.1.

Man proof against iron, stone, and wood.

Heiðarvíga ch. 30;
Hávarð ch. 19;
Völs ch. 44 (42) (= Hamð 25).

D2086.

Weapons magically dulled.

cf. D1414.
Háv 144 =
Ys ch. 6/
MC 46;
Ector ch. 6.

E55.1.

Resuscitation by (magic) song.

Háv 157;
Vegt 4;
Herv 17, 102 (FAS I 435, 519);
Saxo lib. I c. VI 4 (?), (cf. D1 79.2)/
Herrm 117.

F451.3.12.4.

Dwarfs cut »rúnar«.

Háv 143.

G100.

Witch.

cf. D97.
Eyrb XV 9 ff.;
GíslaS ch. 11;
Fóstbr ch. 9;
Hávarð ch. 19, 21;
GrímL 145-47 ch. 1;
Bæring 108 ch. 22;
Andr 70-71.

G241.

Witch rides.

cf. A136.1;
E262;
F455.3.3.
Háv 155:
 »túnriður«;
Harb 20:
 »myrkriður«;
HHj 15/
Eyrb XVI 5-6:
 »kveldriða«;
Njála CXXV 7/
KetilH 131 ch. 5:
 »gandreið«;
cf. Vries 65;
Reuschel 109;
Dehmer 103;
Schlauch 13;
Trolldom 100 ff.;
MC 300.

G530.1.

Help from ogre's wife (mistress).

cf. J155.
Háv 108;
Hym 8-9/
cf. MC 54, 87/
Leyen 46;
abducted woman:
 Part 34-35;
cf. Dehmer 81 ff.

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.

H252.

Act of truth.

Frey's image disappeared and found in predicted place:
 Ldb ch. 226;
Kráka promises that her unborn son will have a serpent in his eye as proof that she speaks the truth:
 RagnarL ch. 9 (8) (FAS I 257);
cf. F541.1.4.

J162.

Wisdom acquired by hanging in a tree.

Háv 138 ff.
cf. Ohrt 1929 273-86;
Hamel 1932 260-88;
Vries 131, 148-50, 169.

J171.

Proverbial wisdom: councels.

cf. J21.
Háv 42 ff.

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.

K1223.

Mistress deceives lover with a substitute.

cf. K525.1.2.
dog:
 Háv 101 =
 MC 48.

M112.

Oath taken on ring.

Háv 110;
Akv 30;
Eyrb IV 7, XVI 8;
Dropl ch. 6;
VígaGlúm ch. 25;
Úlfljótslög in Hb ch. 268;
in Sturlubók ch. 68 in Ldb 139 n. and 55 n.,
Kjaln ch. 2;
ÞorstUxaf 249 (FMS III 105-06, FjÍsl 439);
ÞórðarH 94 ch. 1;
Vries 116;
cf. Magoun 1949 277-93;
Holtsmark 1941 1 ff.

P251.5.2.

Two brothers are confusingly like each other.

HrólfKr 62 ch. 23 (FAS I 63);
enemies think they have killed the wrong one:
 ÞorstVík 415 ch. 12.

Q451.6.

Ears cut off as punishment.

as punishment for witchcraft:
 Hávarð ch. 19;
cf. GullÞ ch. 17.

Q475.

Tar and feathers as punishment.

Skjöld ch. 11;
HrólfKr 19 ch. 6 (FAS I ch. 7);
ÁnB 342 ch. 4;
Sigþ 127 ch. 10;
Hávarð ch. 21;
ViktorBl 36 ch. 12.

T75.

Man scorned by his beloved (or her father).

Almost all items to T311.2 *.
cf. H901;
K1210;
L431;
R18;
T92.9;
T141.
HrólfKr 17-20 ch. 6 (FAS I ch. 7) =
Skjöld ch. 11;
GHrólf 299 ch. 23;
SturlSt 595 ch. 3;
HjÖlv 489 ch. 14;
Þiðr I 49-56, II 71-83;
Sigþ 123-29, 238-39 ch. 10, 48;
ViktorBl 36-37 ch. 12;
cf. Háv 101 =
K525.6.

V250.

The Virgin Mary.

Bisk I 438, 793, II 18-19, 131, 151-55, 167;
Dám 90-107 ch. 13-18;
forces devils to disguise as monks and give shelter to monks who have lost their way in the forest:
 Gering I 147.

V331.1.

Conversion to Christianity through miracle: usually because the adversary's god turns out to be the stronger.

Njála ch. 103;
ÓláfTr ch. 27 in Hkr I 302, ch. 70 in FMS I 129, by Odd ch. 15, ch. 235 in FMS II 267-74;
ÞórNef in FMS V 319 (FjÍsl 362-63)/
cf. H221.2/
V356;
ÞorvV in FMS I 261-64 (FjÍsl 482-87);
Þiðr II 362;
BárðSn 38-45 ch. 18-21;
cf. ÓláfTr ch. 60 in FMS I 107, ch. 173, 253 in FMS II 75, 325, by Odd ch. 73 (61);
OrmSt 529-30 (FMS III 222, 224, FjÍsl 215, 218);
Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings in Flb I 338 (FMS II 75, FjÍsl 521-22);
man promises to convert to Christianity or to go on pilgrimage if God helps him in difficulty (cf. M266):
 Hávarð ch. 11.

Z71.6.

Formulistic number: nine.

cf. A651.3.1.1;
P251.6.5;
P252.5.
Vsp 2, 56 (53) =
Gylf ch. 38 (51, MC 341);
Háv 138, 140;
Hyndl 35;
Vkv 3;
Sigrdr 22-33;
Fjölsv 26, 38;
Skírn 39, 41 =
Gylf ch. 23 (37);
HHj 17, 29, 173;
HHu II 194;
Gylf ch. 12 (23), 15 (27, MC 153), 34 (49);
Skáldsk ch. 6 (57), 16 (8), 24 (16), 81 (64 =
FAS II 9, MC 112;
Sól 51, 79;
Skj I 201.
ÞorstVík 404-5 ch. 9;
EiríkR ch. 4;
Herv 84 ch. 10 (FAS I 488);
Amb 180 ch. 39 (38);
Saxo lib. VI c. VII 2;
* etc.

Z191.

Scorn by throwing gold into one's face.

Laxd XV 35;
GíslaS ch. 32;
Svarfd ch. 27;
Hávarð ch. 7;
cf. Prinz 1935 118.