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Bibliography for: VilhSj

Vilhjálms saga sjóðs, in Late Medieval Icelandic Romances IV, p. 1-136.

Works with this reference:

B11.2.11.1.

Dragon spews venom.

cf. B776;
cf. F582.2.
(y.) Bósa 58;
GHrólf 339 ch. 33;
Gylf ch. 37 (51)/
MC 340;
Íven X 24;
ÓláfTr ch. 33 in Hkr I 317/
MC 229;
Saxo lib. II c. I 2-3;
SigrgFr 89 ch. 13;
SörlaSt. 424 ch. 8;
Völs ch. 18;
Yngv 14, 41-42;
(y.) ÖOdd 118;
cf. VilhSj 16 ch. 7:
 sword poisoned from serpent's nest/
 »ormabæli«.

B11.4.1.

Flying dragon, »flugdreki«.

cf. B11.6.8.
Níðhöggr:
 Vsp 66 (62, 59)/
 MC 319, 345/
 cf. A671.2.5/
 cf. A878.3.1;
BjörnHít ch. 5 (Bœrs ed. 12);
(y.) Bósa 58-59 ch. 14-15 (FAS III 230-31);
Ector ch. 10;
FlóresS XIX 6-7 and XX 7;
GHrólf 339, 342 ch. 33;
GullÞ ch. 3, 20;
HálfdE XX 8-9, XXVI 12 (FAS III 550, 558);
KetilH 111 ch. 1;
Konr 63-64 ch. 6-7;
Njála CXIX 46;
Sigþ ch. 13 and 16-17;
Vald 74 ch. 3;
VilhSj 26 ch. 13;
Yngv 14, 41-43;
Þiðr I 196, 334, II 359 ff.;
cf. Saxo lib. VIII c. XV 9/
Herrm 602.

B11.6.2.

Dragon guards treasure.

Blómst 42 ch. 25;
Ector ch. 8;
Fáfn/
Gríp 13/
Skáldsk ch. 48 (39)/
Völs ch. 14, 18;
GullÞ ch. 3;
HálfdE XXVI 12;
Nornag 57 ch. 4;
RagnarL ch. 2 (1) (FAS I 238);
Saxo lib. II c. I 2-3.
SigrgFr 89 ch. 13;
Sigþ 146 ch. 17;
Skj I 487;
VilhSj 27 ch. 13;
Yngv 21-23;
Þorsteins þáttr forvitna in Flb III 432 (FjÍsl 416);
cf. Strömbäck 1955 95-101.

B11.11.

Fight with dragon.

Andr 74;
BjörnHít ch. 5 (Boers' ed. 12);
Blómst 41-42 ch. 25;
Ector ch. 10;
Fáfn;
FlóresS XIX 7;
GHrólf 339 ch. 33;
Gríp 11-13 (= Völs ch. 18);
GullÞ 11-12 ch. 4;
Háttalykill ed. Skj I A 512, B 487;
KetilH 111 ch. 1;
Konr 63-64 ch. 6-7;
Njála CXIX 46;
Nornag 65;
RagnarL ch. 3 (2)/
RagnarS 458 (FAS I 239, 346);
Saxo lib. II c. I 2-3, lib. VI c. IV 10, lib. VII c. VI 2, lib. VIII c. XV 9, lib. IX c. I 2, IV 5/
Herrm 128, 407, 602, 634.
SigrgFr 89 ch. 13 (ZDPh XXVI 16);
Sigþ ch. 17;
Skáldsk ch. 48 (39);
Skj I B 292;
SnE Prol. ch. 3;
SörlaSt 424 ch. 8;
ViktorBl (in Jiriczek's introd. to Bósa lxvi);
VilhSj ch. 13;
Yngv 14, 21-23, 41-43;
(y.) ÖOdd 119;
Þiðr I 196, 308, II 271-75;
cf. Heinzel 53.

B11.11.6.

Dragon fight in order to free lion.

Ector ch. 10;
Íven X 24 ff.;
KáraK 40-41 ch. 18
Konr 66-67 ch. 8;
Sigþ 141-43 ch. 16;
VilhSj 26-27 ch. 13;
Þiðr II 361.

B15.6.3.

Animal with many legs.

cf. A136.1.2.1.
cf. VilhSj 120 ch. 56:
»katanansius« with fourteen legs.

B16.2.2.1.

Hostile tiger killed.

VilhSj 24-25 ch. 12;
(y.) ÖOdd 121 (FAS II 233).

B16.2.6.

Devastating elephant killed.

Þiðr I 193-96;
VilhSj 47-48 ch. 21.

B19.5.

Horse with golden (or silver) mane.

Grm 30;
BuggeE 332-33 =
Skáldsk ch. 72 (58);
Gylf ch. 8 (15);
Gullfaxi, Gulltoppr, Silfrintoppr:
 Skáldsk ch. 25 (17);
VilhSj 19 ch. 9:
»gullslitur á tagli hans, faxi og hófum«.

B21.1.

Icelandic man-horse: fingálpt.

cf. B29.5;
cf. B57;
cf. F531.1.8.6.
Galapin:
 HjÖlv 473 ch. 10/
 cf. Skj I 176/
 cf. VilhSj 98 ch. 42.

B91.5.

Sea-serpent.

killed:
 VilhSj 45-46 ch. 21: ;
killed, in twelve pieces:
 Bisk II 129.

B115.1.

Ear-cornucopia.

VilhSj 59 ch. 25.

B184.1.1.

orse (male) with magic speed.

cf. GHrólf 239 ch. 1;
Þiðr I 39, 108, 222;
VilhSj 19 ch. 9;
Ldb ch. 249 (202, 169).

B268.4.

Sorcerer's army of magic animals.

cf. D659.2.
Þiðr II 271;
VilhSj 103 ch. 45.

B335.5.

Faithful animal killed in battle.

cf. B571.3.
horse:
 Þiðr II 244;
lion:
 Sigþ ch. 37/
 VilhSj 117 ch. 54.

B431.2.

Helpful lion.

cf. B520;
B571.3.
Íven ch. 10 ff.;
Konr 66-67 ch. 8, cf. intr. cli;
VilhSj 27 ch. 13 ff.;
Ector ch. 10.

B551.

Animal carries man across water.

VilhSj 120 ch. 56:
»katanansius«.

B557.

Unusual animal as riding-horse.

cf. A136;
F989.4.
elephant:
 (y.) Bósa 88 ch. 6/
 SörlaSt 422 ch. 8/
 Yngv 38/
 Þiðr I 225, II 282 (cf. 389);
dromedary:
 VilhSj 90, 118, 120 ch. 39, 55, 56/
 Amb, ed. 1886 ch. 28;
»nomokey«:
 Amb, ed. 1898, 152 ch. 29;
camel:
 Ector ch. 5, 8, 9, 12;
»hyrela-allra dýra grimmast«
 Ector ch. 20 (11 in GKS);
goat:
 ÓláfH ch. 20 in FMS IV 35 (Skj I 190).

B571.3.

Animals fight together with their master.

cf. B268;
B335;
F531.8.2.
HrólfKr 60 ch. 23;
GHrólf 295 ch. 21 ff.;
Þiðr I 185-86;
Sigþ ch. 19;
Ector ch. 11;
Kirial 18;
VilhSj 25 ch. 12;
horse:
 Mágus 16, 19, 37 ch. 10, 19;
horse and lion:
 VilhSj 25, 33, 45-48, 58 ch. 12, 17, 21, 25;
lion (cf. B443):
 SörlaSt 440-41 ch. 18;
hawk:
 HrólfKr ch. 27, 29 (FAS I 81, 89);
hawk and dog:
 Dám 77-78, 94 ch. 9, 14 (Árnason I 284-85).

B710.2.1.

Clever and swift horse fed with worms' milk on the gold mountain Telli (Tecklen) in India.

VilhSj 19 ch. 9.

B736.

Animal sheds tears.

Íven ch. 10;
VilhSj 61 ch. 25;
Vígk 20 ch. 6.

B776.7.

Venomous serpent.

Hym 23;
Gylf ch. 36 (50);
Völs ch. 7;
ÖOdd 193-94 (FAS II 300, 558);
VilhSj 45 ch. 21;
SigrgFr 89 ch. 13;
Saxo lib. VIII c. XV 9 =
Herrm 602.

C432.1.

Guessing name of supernatural creature gives power over it.

VilhSj 57-68 ch. 24-27/
cf. VilhSj 22 ch. 10;
ÚlfU 784, 786 ch. 3-4/
cf. ZDPh XXVI 5-7, 24.

C436.

Tabu: disclosing own identity. A supernatural person must not tell who he is.

VilhSj 12 ch. 6.
Nor do the heroes of the Fornaldarsagas like to tell their name e.g.:
ÖOdd 18, 159 (ch. XL 9);
GHrólf 269-71 ch. 12-13;
HálfdE XIII 3 (FAS III 537);
(y.) Bósa 88 ch. 6;
Þiðr I 316-17, II 4-11, 347-51.
* cf. Wolff 1941;
Meier 1934 1 ff.;
Vald 56 ch. 1;
cf. Fáfn in BuggeE 219/
Trolldom 145;
Vries 48;
Kersbergen 144.

D810.

Magic object a gift.

Ldb ch. 356;
HrólfG ch. 28 (FAS 111 140);
Nornag ch. 2 in Flb I 341 (FAS I 315);
ÞorstB 194-96 ch. 10, 12;
ÁsmVík ch. 15;
Sigþ ch. 16;
VilhSj 73 ch. 30;
SamsF ch. 20;
Mágus 113 ch. 47.

D812.11.

Magic object received from giant giantess).

cf. D812.8.1;
Q111.5.
KetilH 118 ch. 3 (giant);
SörlaSt 417 ch. 4;
HjÖlv 473 ch. 10;
HálfdBr 576 ch. 8;
SturlSt 621 ch. 16;
Amb ch. 28 (27);
Sigþ ch. 21;
Vald ch. 1;
Villif ch. 12;
HringH ch. 3;
Blómst 39 ch. 24 (all giantesses);
VilhSj ch. 7 (from giant as ransom).

D838.7.

Magic armor (sword) stolen from dwarf by giant.

VilhSj 14-15, 20 ch. 7, 9;
Sigþ 140 ch. 16.

D851.

Magic object acquired by exchange.

VilhSj 100 ch. 43;
no trick:
 SigrgFr 105 ch. 16.

D859.8.

Magic object as ransom of captive.

VilhSj ch. 7-10.

D905.

Magic storm (»gerningahríð«, »galdrahrið«, »kyngiveðr«).

cf. D1541;
D2141.
Eyrb XL 12-16;
Gullp ch. 3;
Bisk II 118;
Vígl 63 ch. 11;
HrólfKr ch. 34 (FAS I 108);
ÖOdd 36-39 (ch. X 1-7; FAS II 179-80, 515-16);
GrímL 144 ch. 1;
KetilH 117 ch. 3;
ÞorstVík 435 ch. 19;
HrólfG ch. 22 (FAS III 122-23);
GHrólf 279-82, 317-18 ch. 16, 28;
SörlaSt 410-16 ch. 2-4;
HjÖlv 471 ch. 9;
HalfdBr 568-71 ch. 4-5;
(y.) Bósa 94 ch. 7;
Friðþj ch. 5-6 (FAS II 72-81, 492-94);
Nornag ch. 5 in Flb I 351 (FAS I 324-25);
Helgaþ 360-61 (FMS III 137, 139);
FlóresS II 6-7;
VilhSj 10 ch. 5 (ZDPh XXVI 6);
HaraldHr 271;
Þorgr 23 ch. 5;
Kóngab 7-8, 16-17;
SkaldH 18 ch. 6;
Saxo lib. I c. VII 1;
Reuschel 111;
Dehmer 92.

D2011.2.

Magic ear of animal.

magic stone found:
VilhSj 59 ch. 25.

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.

D1053.

Magic mantle (clock).

cf. D1316;
D1317.19;
D1318.8.2;
D1344.9;
D1361.12;
D1368.3;
D1380.18;
D1610.26.1;
E121.4;
H1359.5.
Ys ch. 46: produces storm;
SturlSt 606 ch. 9: brings luck;
EgÁsm XII 12 (FAS III 391): cannot burn;
VilhSj ch. 30: changes color three times a day.
cf. »Möttull finnakonungr«:
 Moe 1926 II 88 ff.

D1335.2.

Magic strength-giving drink.

Völs ch. 21 (20) (= Sigrdr 5);
GHrólf 312-13, 335-36 ch. 27, 33;
SturlSt 605 ch. 9;
VilhSj ch. 30;
Vald 64 ch. 1;
Vígk 8 ch. 2;
in magic drinking horn:
 KáraK 8-9 ch. 4;
ESveinsson 1929 xxxiii.

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.

D1361.2.

Magic stone gives invisibility.

ÞorstB 180 ch. 3;
VilhSj 59 ch. 25;
Flov 189 ch. 8;
RémK ch. 25-26 147-50;
NikL 21 ch. 8.
cf. Grundtvig 1878 155, 164-65.

D1361.20.

Helmet renders invisible.

ÓláfTr ch. 63 in Hkr I 376, ch. 198 in FMS II 141/
cf. StrömbäckSejd 46;
Skj II 119;
Fóstbr ch. 40;
Bósa 38 (cf. 125) ch. 11 (FAS III 219);
VilhSj 63 ch. 26;
cf. ÞorstB 184 ch. 5:
»ek kann at gjöra þann hulins hjálm, at mik sér engi«;
ÚlfU ch. 4;
cf. Fritzner II 90:
»huliðshjálmr, hulinshjálmr«;
Dehmer 97.

D1383.1.

Magic garment protects from poison.

RagnarS ch. 3 (2) (FAS I 238-39);
(y.) Bósa 110 ch. 11;
(y.) ÖOdd 119-20 (FAS II 231)/
cf. D1344.9;
GHrólf 250, 322 ff., 353 ch. 4, 30 ff., 36;
SörlaSt 415, 419 ch. 3, 5;
VilhSj ch. 30;
Sigþ ch. 21, 30.

Dl400.1.15.

Armor gives victory.

VilhSj 14-15 ch. 7.

D1407.3.

Magic game board helps win.

VilhSj ch. 3, 6-10.

D2034.

Crying induced by magic as trick to farce child's mother.

EgÁsm XIV 10-11 (FAS III 375);
VilhSj 62-63 ch. 26.

D2091.4.

Magic causes enemies to fight among selves.

Skáldsk ch. 6 (57);
RagnarL 148 ch. 8, 12 (11) (FAS I 255, 271);
VilhSj 68 ch. 27. cf. Saxo lib. V c. III 35.

E714.4.1.

Eaten heart gives one the owner's qualities.

cf. D551.3.
Ys ch. 34;
HrólfKr 69 ch. 23 (FAS I ch. 35); VilhSj 119-20 ch. 56; DrJón 13 ch. 4; Saxo lib. I c. VI 7 = Herrm 101.

F253.1.1.

Fairies possess extraordinary strength.

cf. the »merkismaðr« Málpriant, son of »tröllkona« and »álfr«:
 VilhSj, ed. Reykj. 1911, 62 ch. 34.

F271.4.2.

Fairies skillful as weavers.

VilhSj 20 ch. 9;
SamsF ch. 15;
KáraK 62 ch. 30.

F451.2.8.

Voice of dwarfs: »dvergmál« (echo).

BárðSn 7 ch. 4;
SturlSt 629 ch. 18;
JarlmH 14, 35 ch. 10, 18;
VilhSj 11, 62 ch. 6, 26;
Sigþ ch. 8;
Konr 68 ch. 9;
MC 269.

F451.3.4.2.

Dwarfs as smiths.

cf. D1181;
F451.3.2.1.1;
F451.5.1.3;
M414.5.
Hyndl 7;
Gylf ch. 44 (35);
Skáldsk ch. 44 (35), 62 (50);
GíslaS II ch. 2 in ÍslF 9, ed. 1929 76;
Regin in BuggeE 215 =
Völs ch. 15;
Nornag 57, 59 ch. 4-5 (Flb I 350-51, FAS I 322-23);
OÖdd 24-25, 100 (ch. VI 1-2, XXIX 13, FAS II 173, 215, 511);
ÁsmK 81, 95, ch. 1, 8 (FAS II 464-66, 480);
Sörla 275 (FAS I 391-92 ch. 1; MC 123);
(y.) Bósa 109-11 ch. 11;
EgÁsm III 3, XVII 6 (FAS III 368, 403);
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 12 and introd. to Bósa lxvi;
Þiðr I 34-36, 73-81, 113, 179-81;
Mágus 17, 24-25 ch. 10, 13-14;
Sigþ 139-40 ch. 16;
VilhSj ch. 7;
SigrgV 118 ch. 2;
Fertram 730 ch. 6 (ZDPh XXVI 14);
Ector ch. 2, 6;
ParmesL 20 ch. 9;
Þorgr 27 ch. 5;
ÞjJón 33 (21-22) ch. 13;
Vilm 154 ch. 8;
KáraK 80 ch. 39;
Andr 19;
Huld no. 7;
cf. Leyen 57;
Vries 212, 302.

F451.42.1.

Dwarfs live in a cliff.

»huldumaðr« from Lúkanus:
 ÞorstB 176-79 ch. 2;
VilhSj 17 ch. 7:
 »Lukanus huldumaðr ok höfðingi í fjalli því, er Lukanusfjall heitir«;
cf. Schlauch 172/
MC 269.

F451.5.2.2.

Dwarfs steal from human beings.

GHrólf 308 ch. 25;
VilhSj 17 ch. 7;
cf. ZDPh XXVI 14;
Þiðr I 35;
ViktorBl/
cf. introd. to Bósa lxv (and ZDPh XXVI 12);
Sigþ 191-92 ch. 30-31;
ÞjJón 32 (21) ch. 13.

F455.6.9.

Trolls as the constant enemies of human beings.

cf. F531.5.11;
G304;
G400 * ff.
Band 354 ch. 10;
BárðSn 10 ch. 5;
HrólfG 67 ch. 41 (FAS III 175), ch. 28 in FAS III 165 (÷ Detter);
ÁnB 361-62 ch. 7;
HjÖlv 457 ch. 3;
Sigþ 223 ch. 41;
abducted bride supposed to be carried off by troll:
 JarlmH 27 ch. 14;
VilhSj 53-70 ch. 23-28;
Dám 92-103 ch. 14-15;
Vilm 152-53 ch. 8;
cf. »gefa tröllum«:
 Orkn ch. 7;
 Skj I 167;
the wish »tröll taki (hafi) þik«:
 e.g. Skj I 88;
 Vatnsd XXXIII 2; Njála XXXVI 1; CXLVIII 13;
 Bósa 102 ch. 9 (cf. 18 ch. 5 = FAS III 205);
 ÖOdd 175 (ch. XLII 5, FAS II 284, 554);
 Dám 100 ch. 14;
 SamsF ch. 19, 24;
People possessed by trolls are »trollaukinn«:
 Ldb 33 n. and 135 n.;
 ÞorstB 195 ch. 12;
 Hell 7, 38 ch. 3, 19;
 HringH 6 ch. 2;
 Andr# 3.

F512.1.1.

Person with one eye in center of forehead.

Sigþ 177 ch. 27;
VilhSj 57-58 ch. 25;
Heimslýsing in Hb 166.

F517.0.1.

Person with one leg.

EiríkR ch. 12;
VilhSj ch. 25:
 »og var neðan sem keraldsbotn«;
Heimslýsing in Hb 166.

F531.1.0.2.

Hideous giant (giantess).

IllGr 653 ch. 4;
HjÖlv 471 ch. 9;
BárðSn 27 ch. 14-16;
Þiðr I 360-66;
VilhSj 12 ch. 6;
Sigþ ch. 8;
Þorgr 24 ch. 5;
Bevers 235 ch. 18;
giant-girl:
 Vald ch. 1 (ZDPh XXVI 9);
ÁsmFl I 171;
Part 33.

F531.1.6.1.

Giant with nails like claws.

cf. E422.1.8.
IllGr 653 ch. 4;
SturlSt 612 ch. 12;
VilhSj 12 ch. 6:
 »sem gammsklær«;
Part 33.

F531.1.6.2.1.

Giants (giantesses) with long teeth.

ÞorstVík 390 ch. 3;
HálfdE XVIII 2-3 (FAS III 546);
HjÖlv 482 ch. 12;
VilhSj 12 ch. 6;
Sigþ ch. 8;
Part 33/
Bevers 235 ch. 14:
 »sem i villigellti«;
cf. Nornag 67 ch. 6 (Flb I 354 = FAS I 331).

F531.1.6.3.2.

Giant without hair.

VilhSj 12 ch. 6;
Sigþ 118 ch. 8:
 »hárlítill«;
Part 33;
KáraK 50 ch. 25;
ÚlfU ch. 2.

F531.1.6.6.

Giant (giantess) with peculiar nose.

cf. F543.
with bumps on:
 BárðSn 29 ch. 14/
 cf. Andr 64;
iron nose:
 HjÖlv 482 ch. 12;
as if storm and snow issued from »tröllkona«'s black nose:
 IllGr 653-54 ch. 4;
VilhSj 12 ch. 6:
 »nef hans var með fjórum hlykkjum og sé niðr fyrir munninn«;
Sigþ 118 ch. 8:
 »neflauss«.

F531.6.2.1.

Giants live in mountains or caves.

Hárb 23;
Grotta 9;
Ldb ch. 255;
HálfH V 7-10;
Nornag 69 ch. 8 in Flb I 355 (FAS I 333);
Lúkánúsfjall:
 EgÁsm XIII 2;
HálfdBr 574 ch. 7;
Blesanergr:
 HálfdE XXVI 5 (FAS III 556);
Mundíafjöll:
 SörlaSt 419 ch. 5;
HjÖlv 471 ch. 9;
ÞorstB 177 ch. 2;
Dofrafjöll:
 BárðSn 1-2, 14, 25-27 ch. 1, 8, 13;
the cave of Nótt:
 Álafl 92 ch. 5;
JarlmH 34-36 ch. 17;
HringH 54 ch. 22:
 »í Mundíafjöllum«;
Sigþ 220 ch. 40;
Lucan:
 VilhSj 17 ch. 8 (ZDPh XXVI 9);
Surtshellir etc.:
 JökulsB 75/
 Hell 3, 9, 50 ch. 1 ff., 7, 26;
Bergbúa 123 ff.;
GunnarK 241;
Lucanus in Diabolus
 Blómst 20 ch. 13;
Ector ch. 10;
KáraK 10, 36 ch. 5, 18;
Bragð 48 ch. 2;
Huld no. 6;
Andr 70;
Árm ch. 16;
Saxo lib. VIII c. XV 4-9 =
Herrm 597 ff.

F531.6.2.4.

Giants live in the utmost north (west).

cf. E481.6.1;
H945.2.
VilhSj 52 ch. 23 (ZDPh XXVI 6):
»svo komit nærri sólarsetri, at þar verðr alldrei bjartara enn þar sér stjörnur um miðjan dag, en þá þú kemr á þat land útanvert, sér þú blómligt land með grösum og aldintrjám, og um miðnætti skin þar sól«;
cf. Vries 399.

F531.6.5.4.

Giants as controllers of the elements.

cf. A197;
D2140.
ÖOdd 46-47 (ch. XII 6, FAS II 184, 519);
give fair wind:
 SturlSt 619-20 ch. 16;
HálfdBr 569-71 ch. 4-5;
SörlaSt 410-12 ch. 2-4;
EgÁsm IX 6 ff.;
giant ogres profit of their control over the elements to attrack victims:
 VilhSj in ZDPh XXVI 6-7;
Hell 3-4 ch. 1;
MC 75, 276.

F531.6.8.3.2.

Giant steals from giant.

VilhSj 14, 17 ch. 7.

F531.6.10.1.

Giant (giantess) as smith.

VilhSj ch. 7;
Fertram 730 ch. 11;
MC 282.

F571.

Extremely old person.

cf. M321;
M341.1.6;
P16.3.
Nornag 49, 76-78, 339-40 ch. 1, 9, 11 (Flb I 346 ff., FAS I 315 ff.);
Tóka 135 (FMS V 300);
EgÁsm I 4 (FAS III 365):
 »aldraðr sem einn hjasi«/
 (cf. B871.2.8);
so old that he lost his teeth three times:
 VilhSj 131 ch. 63;
JarlmH 28 ch.15;
Mágus 27-32 ch. 15-16 (35-40).

F611.3.2.

Hero's precocious strength.

cf. T585.
Hero remarkably strong already one day old:
 HHu I st. 6;
twelve months old:
 Þiðr I 303;
three years old:
 ÖOdd 126-27 (FAS II 241-43);
seven years old:
 ÖOdd 126-27 (FAS II 241)/
 ÞorstUxaf 252 (FMS III 113)/
 OrmSt 521 (FMS III 205);
nine years old:
 Flóam ch. 11/
 ÁnB 327 ch. 1/
 Yngv 6/
 Þiðr I 73, 305, 308;
ten years old:
 ÖOdd 133 (FAS II 251-52);
twelve years old:
 SnE Prol. ch. 3/
 HálfdS ch. 5/
 HaraldHárf ch. 32 in Hkr I 90, 144/
 Eyrb XLIV 11/
 Eg XI 12/
 Laxd XVI 21, LIX 5/
 GunnlO 59 ch.4 (V 7)/
 Band 295/
 HrólfKr 27-28, 54 ch. 9, 20 (FAS I ch. 12, 28)/
 Herv 147 (FAS I 496; Skj II A 254)/
 RagnarS ch. 5 (FAS I 358)/
 HálfH X 1 (cf. 3), XVI st. 68 (FAS II 35, 56)/
 ÖOdd 9 (ch. I 18; FAS II 506)/
 ÁnB 327 ch. 1/
 HjÖlv 459 ch. 4/
 HálfdBr 568 ch. 4/
 EgÁsm VI 2, 6, IX (FAS III 374, 375, 382)/
 cf. Lagerholm 41 n./
 BárðSn 1, 19 ch. 1, 10/
 ÞórðarH 96 ch. 4/
 Þiðr I 32, 73-74, 133-34, II 84, 323/
 OrmSt 521/
 ÞorstUxaf 256 (FMS III 120; FjÍsl 452)/
 FlóresS XXI 12/
 Kirial 92/
 NikL 4 ch. 1/
 HringT 9-11/
 KáraK 56 ch. 28/
 Stark 5, 8 ch. 1, 3/
 Herrm 69;
thirteen years old:
 HálfH IX 3 (FAS II 35)/
 BárðSn 2 ch. 1/
 FlóresS XXII 15;
fourteen years old:
 Bósa 7-8, 78-80 ch. 3, 4 (FAS III 196-97)/
 Kirial 92/
 Villif 4-5 ch. 3;
fifteen years old:
 HHu I 10/
 Flóam ch. 6, 9, 12/
 Hrómundar þáttr halta 312 ch. 5 in ÍslF/
 Völs ch. 8 (BuggeE 180)/
 Sögubr 13 ch. 4 (FAS I 374)/
 RagnarL 119, 196 ch. 3 (2) st. 1 (FAS I 240)/
 Skj II B 251;
 ÖOdd 9 (ch. I 18; FAS II 506);
 ÞorstVík 388 ch. 2;
 SörlaSt 409, 428 ch. 1, 11;
 HjÖlv 454 ch. 1;
 Þiðr I 74;
 ÁsmVík 9, 40 ch. 5, 20;
 VilhSj 5 ch. 2;
 SigrgV ch. 19;
 ÁsmS 5b-v;
 FlóresS XX 5 154;
 Villif 21 ch. 12;
 SamsF ch. 18;
 ÞjJón 1 ch. 1;
 Andr 2;
 Saxo lib. I c. III 1, lib. VII c. X 11 =
 Herrm 69;
sixteen years old:
 Flóam ch. 12;
 Villif 4-5 ch. 3;
 GunnarK 242;
 ParmesL 4 ch. 2;
 Mars 4 ch. 2;
eighteen years old:
 Flóam ch. 2;
 ÁnB 327 ch. 2;
 Dám 54 ch. 3;
nineteen years old:
 Úlf 137;
twenty years old:
 ParmesL 4-5 ch. 2-3;
 Vígk ch. 2.

F715.

Extraordinary river.

cf. A671.2.2;
A672;
A878.1;
F141.1.3.
Yngv 12-29;
ÞorstB 183-84 ch. 5;
VilhSj 23-24;
Saxo lib. VII c. XI 2-3.

F752.1.

Mountain of gold.

Telli in India:
 VilhSj 19 ch. 9:
  »það er alt skipað ormum. Gull skortir þar eigi«.

F824.2.

Extraordinarily painted shield.

cf. D1101.1.
VilhSj 16-17 ch. 7;
Ector ch. 2;
Skj I 411;
Saxo lib. IV c. 1 9-10 =
Herrm 288;
Heinzel 84.

F825.

Extraordinary ring.

cf. D1076;
M112;
M470;
Q91.3.
Fær ch. 33, 38;
HrólfKr 23-28 ch. 7-9 (FAS I ch. 10-12)/
cf. Schlauch 92;
HrólfKr 89-92 ch. 29-30 (FAS I ch. 44-45): Svíagríss;
Friðþj ch. 1 (FAS II 489);
EgÁsm X 12-13/
cf. G610;
ÞorstVík 390 ch. 3;
Nornag ch. 2 in Flb I 347 (FAS I 316);
Amb ch. 23;
VilhSj ch. 3 ÞjJón ch. 3;
KáraK 64 ch. 31;
Huld no. 12.

F833.7.

Sword with image of wolf or serpent.

HHj 10;
Þiðr I 179-80;
VilhSj 15 ch. 7;
ÚlfU/
cf. ZDPh XXVI 24/
MC 216.

G570.

Ogre overawed.

cf. G610.
in gambling:
 VilhSj 13-22 ch. 7-10.

H36.1.

Slipper test.

cf. H322.4.
cf. Þiðr II 82-83;
VilhSj 120 ch. 56.

H82.3.

Tokens between lovers.

HrólfKr 51-59 ch. 20;
SturlSt 604 ch. 9;
Þiðr II 149-50;
SigrgFr 102 ch. 15;
VilhSj 42-50 ch. 20-22.

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.

H516.

Test: guessing trolls' names in order to save one's life.

cf. H942.
VilhSj 22, 57, 63, 66-68 ch. 10, 24, 26, 27.

H901.

Tasks imposed on pain of death.

IllGr 652-53 ch. 3;
VilhSj 14-22 ch. 7-10.

H924.1.

Tasks assigned as ransom.

VilhSj ch. 14.

H942.

Task assigned as payment of gambling loss.

cf. H924.1.
VilhSj 14-22 ch. 7-10.

H1320.

Quest for marvelous objects or animals.

cf. D859.2;
H1154;
H1270.
VilhSj c. 7.

H1385.1.

Quest for stolen princess.

EgÁsm ch. V-XVI (FAS III 371-402);
Bósa 34-37, 119-24 ch. 10, 14-15 (FAS III 216-18);
GHrólf 268 ch. 11;
Álafl ch. XVII-XVIII;
VilhSj ch. 55 ff.;
Þorgr 22-31 ch. 5.

H1385.7.

Quest for lost father.

VilhSj 11-70 ch. 5-28.

K301.

Master thief.

Bevers 258 ch. 32 ff.;
SamsF ch. 15-25;
VilhSj 17 ch. 7.

K912.1.

Giant's (giantess's) head cut of as he (she) looks out.

HálfdE XVII 2-4 (FAS III 544);
KetilH 115 ch. 2;
VilhSj 123 ch. 57;
cf. ÁsmFl 172-73;
Grœnl 266 ch. 8.

K1845.

Substitute in battle.

HálfdE V 1-20 (FAS III 523-26);
GHrólf 286-88 ch. l8;
VilhSj 98-117 ch. 43-54.

K2357.7.

Disguise in killed enemy's clothes to enter enemy's castle.

cf. K761;
K1810.1.2.
Amb 58-62 ch. 11;
cf. hero disguised in coward's clothes succours:
 VilhSj 99-119 ch. 43-55.

K2378.3.

Enemies deceived through shammed fight.

HaraldH ch. 84-85 in Hkr III 197-98;
Sverr ch. 175 in FMS VIII 434;
VilhSj 31-35 ch. 16-18;
HringH 54-55 ch. 22;
Saxo lib. II c. I 5, lib. V c. III 26, 28.

M201.5.

Covenant confirmed by marriage.

Jómsv ch. 23, 29 (19, 26);
Fær ch. 41;
Styrbjarnar þáttr in FMS V 247;
Völs ch. 28 (26)/
cf. Þiðr II 39-41;
Herv 52-53, 128 (FAS I 462);
FundNo in Flb I 220 (FAS II 20);
Friðþj V 1 (FAS II 70, 491);
Gautr 48, 71 ch. 11 (FAS III 52-53);
HálfdE XV 1-7, XXI 2 (FAS III 539, 551);
HrólfG 46 ch. 28 (FAS III 139 ch. 20);
(y.) Bósa 74 ch. 3 (failed attempt);
Vígl 80, 91 ch. 18, 21;
VilhSj 94 ch. 40;
Sigþ 217 ch. 39;
SaulusN 25 ch. 11;
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 9.

M411.9.

Giantess lays a curse on the one on earth who eventually hears her.

VilhSj 63 ch. 2.

M427.

Curse on everybody on earth who listens to the fatal mentioning of trolls' names is evaded by person in cave because he is in the earth.

cf. M411.9.
VilhSj 63 ch. 26.

N3.

Supernatural adversary in gambling (witch, giant).

VilhSj ch. 3-10.

N475.

Secret name overheard by eavesdropper.

cf. K1844.3.
VilhSj ch. 26.

N771.

King (prince) lost on hunt has adventures.

cf. G405;
H1222.
Gautr 2-3 (50-51) ch. 1 (FAS III 4-5);
EgÁsm VI 5 (FAS III 374);
cf. Sörla 278 (FAS I 398);
VilhSj ch. 3-10;
Huld no. 2;
Breta ch. 10 in Hb 247;
Saxo lib. III c. II 4 =
Herrm 218.

P272.2.

Foster-mother as helper.

Kjaln ch. 3-18;
Flóam ch. 19;
VilhSj ch. 20, 22-23;
Álafl X 1 - XI 1;
FlóresS XXI 11, 16-21;
SamsF ch. 13.

P310.5.

Defeated enemy turns true friend.

cf. P311.1.
Álafl XIV-XVI;
HringH 11-13 ch. 5;
Sigþ ch. 39;
Amb 182-86 ch. 39-40 (38-39 in Reykj. ed.);
cf. friends after unsettled combat:
 VilhSj 72-73 ch. 29.

P311.

Sworn brethren.

Eg XXV 25;
Flóam ch. 2;
GullÞ ch. 2;
Völs ch. 28 (26);
HálfdE XXI 2 (FAS III 551);
(y.) ÖOdd 125-28 (FAS II 240-44);
ÞorstVík 395 ch. 5;
SturlSt 594, 606 ch. 1, 9;
IllGr 660 ch. 6;
Álafl XVI 5-21;
Þiðr I 143-44, II 39-41;
VilhSj 94 ch. 40;
Sigþ 164 ch. 23;
ViktorBl ch. 3;
SaulusN ch. 11;
Kóngab 35;
Þorgr 10, 24, 34 ch. 2, 4, 5;
Hell 8 ch. 5;
HéðinH 19 ch. 10.

P561.

Tournaments.

cf. H331.2;
H1561.1;
R222.
GHrólf 246 ch. 3 ff.;
HjÖlv 454-55 ch. 2;
HálfdBr 582-83 ch. 11-12;
VilhSj 8 ch. 3-4;
Sögubr 8 ch. 2 (FAS I 369);
Þiðr I 184-86, 188-92, II 7-11;
Vald 71 ch. 2;
Ector ch. 9;
Kirial 16-19, 97-9;
RémK 5-9, 176-86, ch. 1-3, 32-34;
Part 12-16, 29-43;
Mágus# ch. 19 (ch. 48).

Q413.1.

Hanging as punishment for theft (plundering).

Knytl ch. 40;
Sturl I 235;
Bisk I 224;
GHrólf 300, 301 ch. 23;
Bósa 13, 97 ch. 4, 8 (FAS III 200);
Þiðr I 111;
VilhSj 20 ch. 9;
Flov 147-48, 151, 159, 194 ch. 19, 21, 23, 14;
Bevers 226 ch. 14;
Gering I 236;
Saxo lib. V c. XII =
Herrm 471.

Q421.1.

Heads on stakes.

cf. H901.1;
P555.2.
VilhSj 37 ch. 18;
Kóngab 20;
Saxo lib. V c. I 13 =
Herrm 593, 594;
cf. Hákon's and Karkr's heads in the gallows:
 ÓláfTr ch. 50 in Hkr I 355 = ch. 104 in FMS I 218.

R5.2.

Hero captured by being pressed between shields from all sides: »at honum váru bornir skildir«.

Herv in FAS I 461;
RagnarL 157-59 ch. 15 (FAS I 281-82);
HrólfG 62 ch. 36 (FAS III 170 ch. 30);
(y.) Bósa 98 ch. 8;
ÞorstVík 456 ch. 25;
Sigþ 186, 250 ch. 30, 53;
VilhSj 82 ch. 33;
SigFót 1004;
FlóresS XVlI 1-2.

R11.1.

Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre, giant).

Gautr 12-13 ch. 3 (FAS III 15-16);
EgÁsm I 4-11 6 (FAS III 365-67);
VilhSj 118 ch. 55;
Sigþ 220-28 ch. 40-42;
Þorgr 22-31 ch. 5;
galdrakonungr:
 Kóngab 8, 47-48 ff.;
Bevers ch. 24-28;
Íven X 62 ff.;
Ector ch. 10;
KáraK 3, 39 ch. 1, 18;
Huld no. 4;
Saxo lib. I c. IV 1, lib. VII c. IV 3;
Schlauch 145, 155.

R18.

Abduction by rejected sailor.

HjÖlv 505-08 ch. 19-20;
Yngv 1-3;
Vígl 55 ch. 5;
ÁsmS 11-14;
Þiðr I 65-70, II 78-83, 96-104;
SigFót 1002;
VilhSj 76-83, ch. 31-33 ff.;
FlóresS 127-33 ch. IV-VI (cf. introd. lxxiii: from Trójumannasaga);
HringH 12 ch. 5;
SaulusN 28-39 ch. 14-16;
ViktorBl 38, ch. 12;
Nitida 16, ch. 3;
Úlf 199-209;
NikL 45-47 ch. 13.

R111.1.8.

Rescue of princess (maiden) from witch (»tröllkona«, »gyðja«).

Bósa 30-32, 114-16 ch. 8, 12 (FAS III 213-14);
VilhSj 121-23 ch. 57.

R111.1.9.

Princess (maiden) rescued from undesired suitor.

cf. F610.3.4.2.1;
H335.4.4;
K1371.1;
Q411.2.1;
M149.2;
T320;
T104.
HHu I 18 ff. =
Völs ch. 9;
Reykd ch. 19;
VígaGlúm ch. 4;
Svarfd ch. 7;
Flóam ch. 17, 27;
HálfdE XIX-XX (FAS III 547-51);
ÁsmK 100 ch. 10 (FAS II 487);
KetilH 125-26, 132 ch. 4, 5;
ÞorstVík 388-94 ch. 2-4;
HjÖlv 465-69 ch. 6-7;
Hell 52-53 ch. 29-30;
VilhSj 30-35 ch. 15-18;
Sigþ 175-80, 251-54 ch. 27-28, 54;
JarlmH (10-19) 19-23 ch. (6-9) 11-12;
Álafl VII 1-VIII 1;
FlóresS XXVI II-XXVII 8;
HringH 50-52 ch. 21;
HringT 13-16 ch. 6;
Vilm 145-50 ch. 4-6;
Ector ch. 10-11, 21;
Nitida 19-21 ch. 3.;
RémK 155-94 ch. 27-35;
Part 29-43;
Vígk 11 ff. ch. 4;
Arm ch. 15 *;
Andr 22 ff.;
Saxo lib. VII c. XI 7-10, lib. VII c. 111;
cf. LiestølUpph 154;
Heinzel 155;
Schlauch 64, 104 ff.

R222.

Unknown knight. (Three days' tournament).

cf. R169.11.
cf. Álafl ch. VI-VIII;
VilhSj 98-116 ch. 43-53;
Bæring 93-96 ch. 11-14;
Part 29-43;
RémK 169 ch. 30 ff.;
Mágus ch. 73-75.

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.

T136.1.

Wedding feast.

RagnarS 467 ch. 5 (FAS I 360);
Sögubr 5 ch. 1 (FAS I 366);
HjÖlv 458 ch. 3;
KetilH 124 ch. 4;
SigrgV ch. 12, 22;
Vilm 193, 199 ch. 22, 24;
Kirial 10, 85-88, 90-91;
Dám 103 ch. 16.
The feast lasts many days:
 Völs 146-47 ch. 29 (27);
five days:
 Þiðr II 36-38;
seven days:
 RagnarL 121 ch. 4 (3) (FAS I 242);
 Þiðr II 105;
 ÁsmVík 43 ch. 22;
 Álafl XVIII 1-4;
twelve days:
 Sigþ 233 ch. 46;
fourteen days or half a month:
 HálfdBr 586, 590 ch. 14, 17;
 HrólfG ch. 14 in FAS III 105;
 ÁsmVík 32 ch. 15;
 Vald 77 ch. 3;
 HéðinH 9 ch. 4;
 Þorgr 33 ch. 5;
 Úlf 271;
 SaulusN 89 ch. 34;
 ÞjJón 52-53 (36) ch. 20;
 RémK 346-60 ch. 69-70;
 Part 45;
twenty days:
 Herv in FAS I 455;
three weeks:
 Bósa 131 ch. 16;
one month:
 HrólfG 25 ch. 15;
 Bósa 61 ch. 16 (FAS III 232);
 VilhSj 123-24 ch. 58;
 HringH 31 ch. 8;
 Vald 77 ch. 3;
 Þorgr 31, 32 ch. 5;
two months:
 Kóngab 48-50.

T136.3.

Amusements at wedding.

Sturl I 18, 22 ff.:
 »dansleikar, glímur ok sagnaskemtuna«;
SörlaSt 452 ch. 26:
 »með allskonar listiligri skemtan«;
playing, esp. an harp, music:
 Bósa 45-46, 127 ch. 12, 16 (FAS III 221-24);
song, music; storytelling:
 EgÁsm XV 20, XVII 10 (FAS III 400, 404);
BárðSn 33 ch. 15:
 »knútukast«, »glíma«;
playing, singing, and »allzkonar skemtan«:
 Þiðr I 285-86, II 36;
music:
 JarlmH 39-40 ch. 21-22;
tournament:
 VilhSj 123-24 ch. 58;
tournament, music:
 Sigþ 230 ch. 44/
 Kóngab 48-50;
NikL 44 ch. 12;
music, dancing:
 SaulusN 57 ch. 23;
SamsF ch. 9:
 »allrahanda skemtan; tafl ok burtreider, skot ok skylmingar«;
storytelling:
 ÞjJón 65-66 (47) ch. 22;
RémK 349, 351 ff. ch. 69, 72:
 »allra handa listir ok leikar«, tournaments and »söngfæri fyrir þeim leikin«.

T136.4.2.

Parting gifts after wedding.

Bósa 61, 76, 131 ch. 16, 3, 16 (FAS III 232);
HrólfG 25 ch. 15 (FAS III 61 ch. 2, 105 ch. 14);
HálfdE XXI 6 (FAS III 552);
HjÖlv 517 ch. 22;
GHrólf 360 ch. 37;
HálfdBr 586, 590 ch. 14, 17;
Þiðr II 105, 278, 286;
SturlSt 604 ch. 8;
JarlmH 43 ch. 24;
SigrgFr 107 ch. 16;
Sigþ 233, 258 ch. 46, 54;
HringH 31 ch. 13;
Amb 160 ch. 32 (31);
HéðinH 9 ch. 4;
Vald 77 ch. 3;
Álafl XVIII 4, 8;
VilhSj 124 ch. 58;
Þorgr 33 ch. 5;
HringT 1;
Úlf 181;
SaulusN 89 ch. 34;
ÞjJón 52-53 (36);
KáraK 75, 84 ch. 35, 41;
Ector ch. 10, 25;
Blómst 49 ch. 27;
RémK 359, 370 ch. 70, 72;
Part 45; SamsF ch. 14, 15.

V61.9.

Lion buried in stone cave with gold letters.

VilhSj 119 ch. 56.

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.