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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
D1694. Sword that cannot be magically dulied. Cf. D2086.1. GislaS II 2 in IslF p. 9,
ed. 1929 p. 76; GHrolf 354 ch. 36; ViktorBl, cf. introd. to Bosa lxvi; Sigi) 139
ch. 16; Villif ch. 12.
D1700-2199. MAGIC POWERS AND MANIFESTATIONS
D1710-1799. POSSESSION AND MEANS OF EMPLOYMENT
OF MAGIC POWERS
D1710. Possession of magic powers.
D1711. Magician. Cf. D1817.0.1; M301; Rlll.1.7. Grett XXXII 3: Skapti and
Foroddr; Vatnsd ch. 18-26: Hrolleifr and his mother Ljot; Finnb ch. 29; OlåfTr
ch. 62 and HaraldHårf ch. 34 in Hkr I 374, 149; Ys ch. 7, 22; HrolfKr ch. 1
(FAS I 5-6); OOdd 170-71, 178-81 (ch. XLI 10, XLIII 4-7; FAS II 282, 286-87,
553-55); ForstVik 390, 399 ch. 3, 7; GHrolf 242 ch. 3; BårOSn 13, 39 ch. 6, 18.
Cf. Finnur Jonsson: Um galdra, sei6, seiåmenn og volur, in I>rjår ritgjorOir,
Kbh. 1892, p. 5-28; MC 299; Vries 67, 71; StrombackSejd, espec. 39 ad Ys,
45 ad OlåfTr, and 142 ff.
D1711.6. God or demigod as magician.
D1711.6.1. O din as magician. Cf. A471. Sigrdr 13 in BuggeE 230; GHrolf 237 n.;
HaraldHr 266-67; MC 45, 296; Herrm 239 ad Saxo lib. III c. IV 4, cf. D1355.19.
D1711.7. King as magician. Helga]) 359-62 (FMS III 135-41): Gudmundr å Glæsis-
vollum, cf. Saxo lib. VIII c. XIV 7-11, Herrm 584 ff.; HrolfKr ch. 13, 25 (FAS
I 53, 76): Adils; HrolfG (only) in FAS III 142 ch. 21; Ålafl I 1-7: Rikardr of
England; HålfdE XX 3 (FAS III 549); FiSr Finnakonungr; Kongab 10 ff.:
galdra konungr.
D1711.8. Strong man as magician. GHrolf 255, 259, 285, ch. 6, 8, 17; Nornag 58
(ch. 4-5 in Flb I 350-51; BuggeNS 58, FAS I 323).
D1711.9. Dark-haired people (with bowed nose) as magicians. Sig]) ch. 21.
Dl711.10. People of certain place as magicians.
D1711.10.1. Finns (or Finsor »Bjarmar«) as magicians. Vatnsd ch. 10; HaraldHårf ch.
32 in Hkr I 145; OlåfH ch. 9 ib. II 12 and ch. 27, 44 in FMS IV 44, 71; OlåfTr
ch. 204 in FMS II 167, by Odd ch. 19 (13), 45 (34); HålfdS ch. 4 and Agrip ch. 2
in FMS X 170, 378; Skj I 243; OOdd 34-37 (ch. X ff.; FAS II 178-80, 241^12,
514-16); KetilH 118 ch. 3; HålfdE XV 8, XX 2 ff. (FAS III 540, 549); SturlSt
613 ch. 12; SorlaSt 445-46 ch. 20; Andr 8; Vries 65; Reuschel 110; Herrm 372
ad Saxo lib. V c. XIII 1.
D1711.10.2. People of Gestrekaland (Sweden) as magicians. GHrolf 240 ch. 2.
Dl711.12. People who come on ship with sickness accused as magicians. Forsteins b-
tjaldst in Flb III 435 (Fjfsl 436-37).
D1712. Soothsayer. Cf. D1810.0.2; M301. Grip 8 ff.; OlåfTr ch. 78 in FMS I 145;
Skj II 10 (Merllnusspå); MC 299; StrombackSejd 142 ff.
D1712.2. Blind man as soothsayer. OlåfTr ch. 242 in FMS II 285; by Odd ch. 64 (53).
D1713. M. power of hermit (saint). Cf. V229.3.
D1715. M. power of dying man's words. Cf. D1812.2.4; J154; M258; T141.1.
D1715.2. Dying peasant summons greedy bishop for heavenly tribunal; the bishop dies
hearing the message. »Af ågirnd Absalons erkibiskups og af einum bonda« in
FMS XI 440 (= Gering no. XIX).
D1719. Possession of magic powers - miscellaneous.
D1719.6. M. power of holy cross. Cf. G303.16.3; V86.