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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
E323. Dead mother's friendly return.
E323.3. Dead mother called up from grave to give her son charms. Grog = MC 124.
E340. Return from dead to repay obligation.
E341. The grateful dead. Reykd ch. 19.
E360. Other reasons for friendly return from the dead.
E361. Return from the dead to stop weeping. Cf. HHu II 45 = Saussaye 295; Laxd
LXXVI 20-23 (dream); Klare 7; DgF 90.
E366. Return from dead to give counsel. Cf. E323.3. MagnusG ch. 27 in Hkr III47 =
Geisli in Skj I 434, 441; 6låfH ch. 37 in FMS IV 58 = 6låfTr ch. 272 in FMS
III 48; 6låfTr ch. 128, 227, 264 in FMS I 254, II 229 (= Flb I 439), III 22;
EirlkR ch. 6; Hernings \>. ch. 18 in Hb 336-37; I>orsteins s. SiSuhallssonar in
AustfS 229; Gullb ch. 3; HålfH ch. 15 (FAS II 49); Bisk II 165-66: always in
dream, cf. F1068.5, J157, Klare 7 ff.
E367. Return from dead to preach repentance. Cf. E377. Gering I 308. Cf. EirikR
ch. 6.
E373. Ghosts bestow gifts on living. Cf. F1068.5.
E373.2. Sword received from summoned dead father. Cf. D815.2. Herv 17-33, 102-13
(FAS I 432-42; Skj II A 245-50).
E377. Return from dead to teach living. Cf. E367.
E377.1. Dead poet leaves grave mound to teach poem to herdsman: latter becomes
great poet. t>orlJ 214-15 (FMS III 102-03, fsl. Foms. III 129-31, Fjl'sl 396-98):
in dream. Cf. Grønbech VFO IV 127; Klare 9.
E380. G host summoned. Cf. D1420; D2074; E64; E323.3; E373.2; M301.14. Ys ch.
7, cf. Vries 68: »vekja troli upp«; Fær ch. 40, cf. StrombackSejd 126; Mågus
ch. 16 (ch. 41).
E383. Ghosts summoned by sacred book. Cf. D1421.1.3.
E386. Other means of summoning ghost.
E386.2. Ghost summoned by charm. Cf. D1379.2. MC 298-300.
E386.3. Ghosts summoned by calling them by name. Cf. C430; D2074.2.4.1. BårdSn
12, 13, 16-17 ch. 6, 8, 9.
E387. Reasons for summoning of ghosts. Cf. E412.
E387.1. Ghost summoned in order to talk to it.
E387.1.1. Dead called from their graves to make statement. Fær ch. 40.
E387.2. Ghost summoned to get something from it.
E387.2.1. Father summoned to get his sword. Cf. E373.2.
E400-599. GHOSTS AND REVENANTS - MISCELLANEOUS
E4I0. The unquiet grave. Dead unable to rest in peace. Cf. E200-399. HeiOarviga
ch. 9; BårOSn 41-42 ch. 20; Heinzel 53; Dehmer 29 ff.
E411. Dead cannot rest because of a sin. Eyrb XXXIV 1 ff.; Laxd XVII 5 ff., XXIV
24; Ldb ch. 143; Gullb ch. 20; Saxo lib. I c. VII 1.
E411.0.3. Florse unable to draw evil dead man. Cf. D1654.9. Grett XXXII 18, 21;
Eyrb XXXIV 12-13 (oxen).
E411.0.6. Earth rejects buried body. Gering 1117; Saxo lib. XII c. VII 6.