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F531.5.7. Giatits (giantesses) marry human beings. Cf. N812.4; T91.1. Grm p. 75;
Hversu Noregr byggdist and Fundinn Noregr in Flb I 21-23, 219-20 (FAS II
4-7, 20); GrimL ch. 1; KetilH 117-18 ch. 3-4; OOdd 134-35 (FAS II 253-54);
BårSSn 19-22 ch. 10; HringH 26 ch. 11; Blomst 38-41 ch. 24; MC 175, 278.
F531.5.7.0.2. Giant demands giri, but is killed in duel about her. Cf. F610.3.4.2.1.
ForstVik 385-94 ch. 2-4; Part 29 ff.
F531.5.7.0.3. Giantesses pursue men in order to marry them. Cf. N812.4. HHj 24;
Sturl I 230; Hell 50 ch. 26; EgÅsm ch. XII 7-12 (FAS III 390-91); Huld no 16.
F531.5.7.1. Mortal son of giant. BårdSn 1, 4, 23-25 ch. 1, 2, 16; Herv 1-2, 90-91;
(y.) Bosa 123, 133 ch. 15, 17; HrolfG 78 ch. 46 (FAS III 189-90); Gautr 12, 33
ch. 3, 7 (FAS III 15, 36-37); Stark 3 ch. 1; Villif 3 ch. 1; Hell 9 ch. 7. Cf. Ldb
ch. 161.
F531.5.7.1.1. Mortal son of man and giantess. Cf. N812.4. Kjaln ch. 18 ff.; ForstVik
459 ch. 25.
F531.5.7.1.2. Giantess daughter of giant and abducted maiden (therefore helps hero).
Cf. G530; N812.3. HålfdBr 572 ff. ch. 6-7; IllGr 654 ch. 4; ForstB 194-96 ch.
11-12; Ålafl V 3; OrmSt 529; Vald 76 ch. 3; KåraK 64 ch. 31.
F531.5.8. Giants and Christians.
F531.5.8.2. Giants exorcised by clergy. Cf. Sturl I 230; Yngv 19: giants fear hymn.
F531.5.10. Giant as servant to man. Fi5r I 255, 361; JarlmH 34-36 ch. 17-18;
Bevers 235-47 ch. 18-25.
F531.5.10.2. Giant maidens grind gold, peace, soldiers, salt, etc., on large stone mili.
Grotta in BuggeE 324; cf. Herrm 140, MC 282-83.
F531.5.11. Giant in contest with man. Cf. G, whole chapter. SnEProl ch. 3; ForstB
183-94 ch. 5-10. Cf. »eigi hann jotnar« in Atlam 33, cf. F455.12.
F531.5.13. Giants like butter better than anything else. Get trough of butter in return
for help. EgÅsm XVII 13 (FAS III 404-5).
F531.6. O ther giant motifs.
F531.6.1. Origin of giants.
F531.6.1.1. Sons of God and daughters of men. Cf. A112.4. Cf. HålfdE ch. 26 (FAS
III 556): SvaQi son of Åsa-Forr.
F531.6.1.2. Giant is transformed man. Kongab 24-29: and therefore helpful.
F531.6.1.3. Giant son of black cat. OrmSt 529.
F531.6.1.4. Gigantic son of king and mermaid. Fi6r I 73: Vadi risi.
F531.6.1.5. Giants as personifications. MC 281; Herrm 580.
F531.6.1.6. Giant made of the venomfrom Elivdgar. Gylf ch. 5 = MC 326.
F531.6.1.7. Giants as sons of Ymir or Aurgelmir. Cf. A642. Hyndl 33 in BuggeE
159 > Gylf ch. 5.
F531.6.2. Haunts of giants.
F531.6.2.0.1. Giants in »Risaland« or »Jotunheimar« without nearer definition. Cf.
F531.6.3.
F531.6.2.1. Giants live in mountains or caves. Hårb 23; Grotta 9; Ldb ch. 255; HålfH
V 7-10; Nomag 69 ch. 8 in Flb I 355 (FAS I 333); EgÅsm XIII 2: Lukånus
fjall; HålfdBr 574 ch. 7; HålfdE XXVI 5 (FAS III 556); Blesanergr; SorlaSt 419
ch. 5: Mundlafjoll; HjOlv 471 ch. 9; ForstB 177 ch. 2; BårdSn 1-2, 14, 25-27
ch. 1, 8, 13: Dofrafjoll; Ålafl 92 ch. 5: the cave of N6tt; JarlmH 34-36 ch. 17;