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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
A162.1. Fight of the gods and giants (jotnar, troll). Cf. F531.6.12.4. Gylf ch. 11 (21),
25 (42); Skåldsk ch. 12 (4), 25 (17), etc.; MC 81; Vries 218, 228; MC 75, 83-84,
91, 179, 275 ff. especially of Thor as slayer and pursuer of bursar, jotnar, risar,
and troll.
Al 62.3. Combat between thundergod and devil.
Al 62.3.1. Devil (ogre) steals thunder's instruments, brym.
A162.7. Single combat between gods. Vsp 53 ff. = Gylf ch. 38 (51); Vries 410.
Al 64. Marriage or liaison of gods. Vries 268.
A164.1. Brother-sister marriage of the gods. Cf. Al 12.1; T415. Ls 32, 36; Ys ch. 4;
MC 102; Vries 254, 325.
A164.6. God as lover of giantess. Cf. A188; F531.6.1.1. Skirn = Gylf ch. 23 (37);
Hårb 18; EgÅsm XII 5-6, XIII 10 (FAS III 390, 393): Thor and Odin. Cf. Hav
st. 96-102: Billing’s mær, and 104-10 = Skåldsk ch. 6 (57): Gunnlod.
Al 65. Attendants and servants of the gods. Gylf ch. 26 (44), Vries 217: bjålfi, Roskva;
Ls in BuggeE 113, Vries 280: Byggvir, Beyla; Ls ib.: Fimafengr, Eldir; Skim
ib. 90, Gylf ch. 21 (33): Skimir; !>rym ib. 124: Loki; Grm ib. 76, Gylf ch. 22
(35): Fulla; ib.: Gnå; ib. ch. 20 (34): Ganglati, Ganglot.
A165.1. Animals as attendants of gods. Cf. A661.1.0.5.
A165.1.1. Ravens as attendants of god. Cf. B147.2.1.1; B147.2.2.3. Grm 20; Gylf ch.
25 (38); BuggeE 335, 371; Ys ch. 7; Leyen 56; MC 65; Vries 177; KrappeEtudes
29 ff. Cf. Forspjallsljod in BuggeE 371.
A165.1.2. Eagle as god's bird. borstB 179 ch. 3: sent from Odin.
Al 65.2. Messenger of the gods.
Al 65.2.1. Animals as messengers of the gods.
A165.2.1.1. Wild beasts as messengers of the gods.
Al65.2.1.1.1. Wolves as god's dogs. Cf. B575.1; F531.4.11.1. Fjolsv 13-16; Gylf ch.
25 (38); Vries 177; MC 65.
A165.2.2. Birds as messengers of the gods. Cf. A165.1.1.
Al65.4. Watchman of the gods. Cf. A124; A132.1; A471; A672.2; F641.1; F642.
Leyen 6; MC 152, 329; Vries 296; Birger Pering: Heimdall. Religionsgeschicht-
liche Untersuchungen zum Verståndnis der altnord. Gotterwelt, Lund 1941, cf.
Folkminnen och Folktankar 1942 p. 35. Cf. MC 276, 303, 313, 331.
A165.5 Doorkeeper of the gods. Gylf ch. 22 (35), MC 186: Syn.
A165.7. Army of the gods (Einherjar). Cf. E155.1. Vaff>r 40-41; Gylf ch. 25 (38);
Vries 176, 401.
Al 69. Mutual relations of the gods - miscellaneous.
A169.1. Judge and tribunal of the gods. Cf. A464; A669.1. Gylf ch. 18 (32), Vries
309, MC 162: Forseti. Grm 29-30; Vegt 1; brym 15; Skåldsk ch. 1 (55): 12
tribunals, a. o. Forseti.
A170. Deeds of the gods.
A171. Gods ride through air. Cf. A136.1.
Al71.1. God rides through air on wind-swift horse.
A171.1.2. Valkyries ride through air and water. Cf. A485.2. Gylf ch. 22 (35); HHj
and HHu II in BuggeE 173, 191; MC 185.
A171.2. God fiies in bird’s piumage. Cf. Al36.1.8; D1520.35. brym 3 ff.; Skåldsk
ch. 3 (56 = Skj I 16 st. 12), 6 (57), 27 (18).