Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana - 01.06.1966, Síða 85

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D1645.4. Incandescent sword. Cf. F833.3. Skåldsk ch. 1 (55).
D1645.7. Self-luminous artificial boar. Hyndl 7, cf. A136.1.1.
D1645.8. M. flaming arms. Cf. F833.3.
D1650. Other characteristics of magic objects.
D1651. M. o. obeys master alone. Cf. D1654.4.1.
Dl 652. Inexhaustible object. Keeps magically renewing itself or expanding.
Dl 652.1. Inexhaustible food.
Dl 652.1.9. Inexhaustible meat.
D1652.1.9.1. Inexhaustible pig.
D1652.1.9.1.1. Inexhaustible boar’s flesh. Cf. A661.1.0.3. Gylf ch. 24 (38); cf. Celtic
legends, e.g. in A. Nutt: Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail, Lnd. 1888,
p. 194; Leyen 58; MC 313; Vries 401.
Dl 652.3. Inexhaustible milk.
D1652.3.2. Goat with inexhaustible milk. Cf. A661.1.0.2.
D1652.5. Inexhaustible vessel. Grm 25; EgÅsm XII 12 (FAS III 391) p. 59 n.;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 24.
D1653. Infallible article.
D1653.1. Infallible weapon.
D1653.1.1. Infallible sword, i.e. is always victorious and bites even iron and stone,
etc., cf. F833.3. GislaS ch. I 12: Gråsida; Herv 1-6, 41, 92-93 (FAS I 414-17
(n.)) and OOdd 100 (ch. XXIX 13; FAS II 215): Tyrfingr; ÅsmK 82, 95-98
ch. 1, 8-9 (FAS II 465, 480 ff.); ForstVik 409 ch. 10: Angrvadill; GHrolf 239
ch. 1; HjOlv 473 ch. 10: Snarvendill; HålfdE XVI 12 (FAS III 543); Fidr II 32;
ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 12-13; Sigt 116 ch. 7 (ZDPh XXVI 11), 15; HringH
ch. 3; t>jJon ch. 9, 21.
Dl653.1.1.1. Sword causes a man's death every time it is drawn. Skåldsk ch. 62 (49):
Dåinsleif; Herv 3, 92-93 (FAS I 414 ff.): Tyrfingr; HrolfKr 60 ch. 23 (FAS I
61): Bodvar’s sword; MC 267, 268. Cf. LordarH 55 ch. 17 about Skofnungr.
D1653.1.2. Unerring spear. SturlSt 621 ch. 16; EgÅsm X 16 (FAS III 387); UlfU
ch. 3 (cf. ZDPh XXVI 24 and C432.1); Ulf p. 159, 214; KåraK 65 ch. 31.
D1653.1.5. Unerring arrow. Cf. D1092. ÅnB 327 ch. 2.
Dl 654. Immovable object. Cf. D1316.
Dl 654.4. Immovable weapon.
D1654.4.1. Sword can be moved only by right person. Vols ch. 3; HrolfKr 52 ff. ch.
20-23 (FAS I 55-61); GHrolf 304, 344 ch. 24, 33; HrolfG 36-37 ch. 23 (FAS IH
127); HjOlv 509-10 ch. 21.
D1654.4.1.1. Sword can only be used by strong hero. Cf. F610. HrolfKr 70 ch. 23
(FAS I 71-72).
D1654.6. Slup refuses to move. Cf. D2072.0.3; F420.5.2.7. t>idr II 64.
Dl 654.9. Corpse in cojfin refuses to be moved in wagon. Cf. E411.0.3. Cf. Heidar-
viga ch. 9; Bisk I 251.
D1663. M. o. Works in contrary fashions. Cf. D1783.2.
D1685. Interred body of saint performs signs and miracles. Cf. D1500.1.9.2. OlåfH
ch. 245 in Hkr II 521, ch. 254 in FMS V 143 ff.