Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana - 01.06.1966, Blaðsíða 34

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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
A671.2. Horrible sights in hell. Cf. Q560;V511.2.
A671.2.1. Serpents in hell. Vsp 38 (37, 34); Saxo lib. VIII c. XIV 14 = Herrm 596;
MC 319, 321.
A671.2.2. Rivers of biood in hell.
A671.2.2.1. Rivers ofpoison in hell. Cf. MC 319 ad Vsp 38 (37, 34).
A671.2.2.2. River lin hell) filled with weapons. Vsp 36; Grm 27; Saxo lib. I c. VIII
14; MC 320-21; Vries 400.
A671.2.2.6. Other rivers in hell. Cf. A878.1.1; F162.2. Vaøgelmir in Reg 4, where
liars are punished; Vries 394; MC 318. In Vsp 39 (38, 35) perjurers, murderers,
and adulterers wade in rapid currents.
A671.2.5. Dragons in hell. Vsp 39 (38, 35), 66 (59); MC 319, 332; Vries 369, 394:
Niøhoggr, cf. A878.3.
A671.2.6. Wolfin hell. Vsp 39 (38, 35), MC 319.
A671.4. Well in hell. Cf. A878.1.1. MC 319, 324: Hvergelmir, 332: Mimir’s well.
A671.5. Gate around hell. Cf. F776.2. Ls 63, Skirn 35, Fjolsv 26: någrindr; Grm 22:
valgrind; Fjolsv 10: brymgjoll; Gylf ch. 34 (49), Herv 25 (= Skj II 266): hel-
grindr; MC 130; Vries 400.
A672. Stygian river. River in lower world. Cf. E481.2.1; F141. Gylf ch. 34 (49);
Saxo lib. I c. VIII 14 = Herrm 102; Saussaye 350; Vries 394; MC 330. Cf. ASB
XV 33 ad HålfdE XVIII 7.
A672.1. Ferryman on river in lower world. Cf. E481.2.2; F90. Sinfj in BuggeE 202 =
MC 45, cf. Hårb.: Odin; Saxo lib. VIII c. XIV 11, 19 = Herrm 597, MC 321:
Guthmundus.
A672.2. Maiden at the bridge to hell. Gylf ch. 34 (49) = MC 130, 304, Vries 400:
MoåguOr at »Gjallarbru«.
A673. Hound of hell (Garmr). Cf. A1082.2.2. Vsp 44, 49, 58; Vegt 3; Saxo lib. VIII
c. XIV 12 (?); Vries 370; MC 303. Cf. Fjolsv 13-18; t>orstVik 423 ch. 15.
A673.2. Cock of hell. Cf. A878.3.6; Z65.2. Vsp 43 (42, 33) = MC 302.
A690. Miscellaneous worlds.
A692. Islands of the blest. Cf. E481.2.
A694. Christian Paradise. Cf. Flll.
A696. World of serpents. Cf. B225.1.
A700-799. THE HEAVENS
A700. Creation of the heavenly bodies.
A700.1. Heavenly bodies from objects thrown into sky. Cf. A763.
A701. Creation of the sky.
A701.2. Creation of sky from Ymir’s skuil. Gylf ch. 5 (8); MC 325.
A705. Origin and nature of clouds.
A705.1. Origin of clouds. Gylf ch. 5 (7), Vries 386, MC 325: from Ymir’s brain.
A710-739. The sun
A7I0. Creation of the sun. Cf. A747.
A720. Nature and condition of the sun. Cf. A0.