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B301.4. Faithful horse follows dead master to grave.
B301.4.4. Faithful horse allows only its master to catch and ride it. GHrolf 304 ch.
24; f>i5r I 318; Bevers 231 ff. ch. 15, 23.
B301.4.5. Faithful horse lies down in order that its mutilated master can mount it.
GHrolf 306 ch. 25.
B301.4.6. Faithful horse refuses to go befare its master mounts it, even when already
loaded with two chests of gold. BuggeE 226 > Vols ch. 20 (19).
B301.4.7. Faithful horse dies together with its master. Cf. B335.5. Bevers 267 ch. 37.
B301.4.8. Faithful horse fights together with its master. Cf. B571.3.
B301.4.9.* Faithful horse announces its master's fail. Flov 147, 191 ch. 18, 12.
B301.8. Faithful lion follows man who saved him. All references to B443.
B310. Acquisition of helpful animal.
B312. Helpful animals obtained by purchase or gift.
B312.1. Helpful animals a gift. Vols ch. 13 (cf. BuggeE 212); I>i6r I 317-18.
B312.5. Helpful, strong horse caught. f>idr II 364-65.
B315. Animal helpful after being conquered. HålfdE XVIII 5, cf. Schroder’s introd.
34-35, and Kolbing’s note to Iven X 30; ÅsmFl 173.
B320. Reward of helpful animal.
B325. Animal bribed for help.
B325.1. Animal bribed with food. ParmesL ch. 5. Cf. Saxo lib. VIII c. XIV 12, Herrm
593.
B330. Death of helpful animal.
B332. Too watchful dog killed. Gautr 3, 50-51 ch. 1 (FAS III 5).
B335. Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy.
B335.5. Faithful animal killed in battie. Cf. B571.3. t>i6r II 244: horse; Sigb ch.
37, VilhSj 117 ch. 54: lion.
B350-399. GRATEFUL ANIMALS
B360. Animal grateful for rescue from peril of death. Vigk ch. 6: lion sheds tears;
all references to B443.
B400-499. KINDS OF HELPFUL ANIMALS
B400. Helpful domestic beasts.
B401. Helpful horse. Cf. B520; B571.3. Bevers 217 ff. ch. 7, 13, 15, 23, 32-33.
B421. Helpful dog. Cf. B571.3. Alafl ch. V 7-19; OlåfTr, see B121.
B422. Helpful cat. Cf. B292.6.1.
B430. Helpful wild beasts.
B431. Helpful wild beasts - felidae.
B431.2. Helpful lion. Cf. B520; B571.3. Iven ch. 10 ff.; Konr 66-67 ch. 8, cf. intr.
cli; VilhSj 27 ch. 13 ff.; Ector ch. 10.
B435. Helpful wild beasts - canidae and other carnivora.