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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
D1601.23. Ale serves itself Ls in BuggeE 114; Skåldsk ch. 42 (33); MC 172.
D1601.29. Self-playing game-board. Cf. D1209.7. EgÅsm XII 12 (FAS III 391), cf.
p. xxxviii-ix: from Karlamagnus saga?
D1601.30. Automatic arrows. OOdd 24-25 (ch. VI 1-2; FAS II 173, 511).
D1602. Self-returning magic object. Cf. D1641.
D1602.1. Stones, being removed, return to their places. Cf. D1401.5.
D1602.6. Self-returning spear. KåraK 65 ch. 31.
D1602.15. Self-returning hammer (Mjollnir). Vafjjr, Hym, Ls, f>rym in BuggeE 73,
111, 121, 122, 128; Gylf ch. 11 (20); Skåldsk ch. 44 (35). Cf. Vries 213; MC 79.
D1610. Magic speaking objects. Cf. B210.
D1610.5. Speaking head. Cf. D1311.8.2. Vsp 6, Sigrdr 14, Ys ch. 4 and 7, Vries 361,
MC 46, Saussaye 232: Mimir’s head.
D1610.9. Speaking weapon.
D1610.9.1. Speaking sword.
D1610.9.1.1. Sword shrieks wheti it feels the bone. HrolfKr 100 ch. 33 (FAS I 102).
D1610.21. Speaking image. Cf. D1611.16. Saxo lib. I c. VII 1 = Herrm 109.
D1610.25. M. drinking horn with a man's head speaks. ForstB 190 ch. 8.
D1610.26. Speaking clothes.
D1610.26.1. Speaking cloak. Laxd ch. 67.
D1611. M. o. answers for fugitive. Left behind to impersonate fugitive and delay
pursuit. Cf. Saxo lib. VIII c. X 2-3 = Herrm 569-70: barking dog in a basket
shaped like a man.
D1611.16. M. writings on stone cause corpse to answer for absent man. Mågus 38
ch. 19.
D1612. Tell-tale m. objects.
Dl612.5. M. o. raises alarm when stolen. Cf. Saxo lib. I c. VII 1; MC 175: when
touched.
D1620. Magic automata.
D1620.1. Automatic statue of man. Cf. A141.1. Skåldsk ch. 25 (17) and Fjolsv 12:
Mokkurkålfi, cf. H. Schneider and H. Wais in Edda, Skalden, Saga, Festschr.
F. Genzmer, Heidelberg 1952, 204 ff.; ForlJ 213—14 (FMS III 100-01; Fjlsl
394-96; Isl. Fornsogur III (1883) 127-29): wooden man vivified through the
heart of killed man sent to Iceland as revenger.
D1621. Image renders judgments. Gering I 118: crucifix, cf. 239: crucifix helps
against pursuing ghost; V86.5.
D1622. Image indicates favor to suppliant. Gering I 121: crucifix. Cf. Gering I 46:
saint’s images bow as homage to dead saint.
D1640. Other automatic objects.
D1641. Object removes itself. Cf. D1602.1. HåkonH ch. 20 in Hkr III 428 = Skj
I 439 = 6låfH ch. 230 in FMS V 111: Olåf’s sword.
Dl 641.7. Severed head moves from place to place. Cf. E783.
D1645. Self-luminous objects.
D1645.1. Incandescent jewel. Fjolsv 29; Sigb 157 ch. 21; FloresB ch. VII 8; Saxo
lib. VIII c. XV 4.