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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
A840. Support of the earth.
A841. World-columns. Cf. A665.
A870. Nature and condition of the earth.
A871. Earth square with four quarters. Cf. A665.2.1.2.
A875. Earth wheel-shaped.
A875.1. Navel of the earth. Cf. Grm 41, Gylf ch. 6 (9): the castle Midgardr made
of Ymir’s brows. Cf. A831.2; Vries 396.
A875.2. Well in the midst of earth, from which eleven rivers originale. Gylf ch. 4;
MC 330, 333.
A876. Midgard Serpent. A serpent surrounds the earth. Cf. B91; F614.5. Gylf ch.
19 (33); Saussaye 346; MC 279, 328; Vries 46, 225, 369, 397.
A878. Earth-tree. Tree of life or fate. Cf. A652. Vsp 19; Gylf ch. 8 (15); Leyen 13;
Saussaye 346; MC 331 ff.; A. Olrik in Da. Studier 1917, 49 ff.; Olrik-E 367;
Vries 402 ff.: Yggdrasill. Fjolsv 19-24: Mimameidr.
A878.1. Stream of paradise from roots of world-tree. Cf. F162.2.
A878.1.1. Other streams from roots of earth-tree. Cf. A671.2.2.6. Grm 28-29; Vries
394, 403.
A878.1.2. Three wells under the three roots of earth-tree. Cf. A671.1. Gylf ch. 8 (15-
16); Vries 403. Cf. Heimslysing in Hb 150-52.
A878.3. Animals at earth-tree.
A878.3.1. Snake(s) at roots of earth-tree. Cf. A671.2.5. Grm 34, 35; Gylf ch. 8 (16);
Vries 403, 405; MC 319, 332: Nidhoggr; etc.
A878.3.2. Hart{s) eating of the earth-tree. Cf. A661.1.4.4. Grm 33, 35; Vries 403;
MC 332.
A878.3.3. Chat tering squirrel in the earth-tree. Grm 32; Vries 403; MC 332: Rata-
toskr. Cf. Liungman in FFC 156, 18.
A878.3.4. Wise eagle in the earth-tree. Grm 32; Gylf ch. 8 (16); Vries 403; MC 332.
A878.3.5. Hav/k in the earth-tree. Ib.: Vedrfolnir.
A878.3.6. Golden cock in earth-tree. Cf. Z65.2. Fjolsv 18, 23-26 = MC 331: Vidofnir.
A900-999. TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF THE EARTH
A910-949. WATER FEATURES
A920. Origin of the seas.
A920.1. Origin of lakes. See A951.
A922. Ocean made from biood. Gylf ch. 5 (8); Vries 386, cf. A831.2.
A928. Giant drinks up ocean. Cf. F531.3.4; K82.1.
A930. Origin of streams. Cf. A878.1.1.
A933. River from urine of goddess (giantess). Skåldsk ch. 27 (18); Skj 1141; Vries 224.
A933.1. River from the slaver of Fenris-wolf. Gylf ch. 21 (34); MC 328.
A934. Various origins of rivers.
A934.8. Rivers from mythical well. Cf. A875.2.
A940. Origin of other bodies of water.