Medieval Scandinavian Motif Database

Bibliography for: ÞorstSkelk

Þorsteins þáttr skelks, in Flateyjarbók I 416-18, https://books.google.de/books?id=-jkLAAAAQAAJ (Fornmanna Sögur III 199-203).

Works with this reference:

E462.

Revenant overawed by living person.

ÞorstSkelk 416-18 (FMS III 22-23).

E755.2.

Souls in hell.

cf. A671;
E481.1;
Q560.
ÞorstSkelk 416-18 (FMS III 200-03);
Bisk I 451-54.

F470.

Night-spirits.

»álfr eða andi« visits Óláfr Tryggvason during the night, goes through the closed doors:
 Nornag 47-48 ch. 1 (Flb I 346 = FAS I 313-14);
cf. ÞorstSkelk in Flb I 416-18 (FMS III 200-03).

G304.2.4.1.

Trolls cannot endure churchbells.

ÞorstSkelk 417 (FMS III 201-02).

Q560.

Punishments in hell.

cf. V511.2.
Vsp 39 in BuggeE 7/
Sól 57-68 in BuggeE 366/
MC 319;
OddÓláfTr ch. 13 (9);
ÞorstSkelk 416-17 (FMS III 202);
Bisk I 451-54, II 9-11.

W32.

Bravery.

cf. H32;
H1561;
Q82.
KetilH 118 ch. 3;
ÞorstVík 457 ch. 25;
HrólfG 61-62 ch. 36 (FAS III 169 ch. 29);
ÞorstSkelk in Flb I 437 (FMS III 202-03);
cf. Böðvarr stables his horse in Hleiðargarðr without permission:
 HrólfKr 65 ch. 23 (FAS I 66);
during the fight Hrólfr is »svá glaðr sem þá er hann drakk öl fosterst«:
 HrólfKr 100 ch. 33 (FAS I 102).