The Fates.
Show referencesBlue man, Old Norse »blámaðr«.
Show referencesHero's precocious strength.
Show referencesIdentification by ring.
Show referencesVictim burned in his own house.
Show referencesLover's foster-brother (friend) steals bride from wedding with unwelcome suitor.
Show referencesFalse tidings of one's own death in order to be able to leave without notice.
Show referencesHospitality for a whole winter (by king or nobleman usual in old Scandinavia).
Show referencesPoet.
Show referencesPrincess (maiden) abducted.
Show referencesAbduction by rejected sailor.
Show referencesWooing by emissary.
Show referencesRejected suitor wages war.
Show referencesMarriage by drinking festival, »drekka brúðlaup«.
Show referencesTwo or more weddings at one time as the end of a tale.
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