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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
Hl73. Disguised man recognized by dog.
H173.3. Animal first to recognize his returned master. Bevers 231-32 ch. 15.
H200-299. TESTS OF TRUTH
Cf. Bl30. (Truth-telling animals).
H210. Test of guilt or innocence. Cf. D1318. Gisis l). Illugasonar in FMS VII 31-32
(Fjfsl 67-68).
H217. Decision made by contest.
H217.1. Decision of victory by single combat or holmgang between army-leaders.
Sorla 281 (FAS 1404 ch. 8); ForstVik 444 ch. 21; EgÅstn IV 5-12 (ib. III 369-70);
Sigb ch. 38; Fidr II 356-57; HringH 37-38 ch. 16; Villif 36 ch. 16; Mågus 131
ch. 52; Bæring 118-19 ch. 31; Bevers 262 ch. 34; SigFot 1003; RémK 176-87
ch. 32-34; Nitida 34-35 ch. 5; cf. Grett ch. 43; ÅsmK 92-93 ch. 7 (FAS II476-77).
H217.2. Decision by single combat or holmgang of who is to marry giri. Cf. F610.3.4.2.1;
H1561.2.1; RI 11.1.9; T151.1. Sol 14 in BuggeE 359; GunnlO 92 ch. 11 (22 in
SUGNL, XIV 21-XVI ed. Mogk); GislaS II 13-25; Reykd ch. 13; OlåfTr ch.
32 in Hkr, ch. 80 in FMS I 150, by Odd ch. 17 (11); OOdd 100 (XXIX 14; FAS
II 215); Fundinn Noregr in Flb I 220 (FAS II 20); KetilH 125, 132, 136 ch. 4, 5;
ForstVik 388, 430 ch. 3-4, 16; GHrolf 246-47 ch. 3 ff.; HjOlv 463-69 ch. 6-7;
SturlSt 598-610 ch. 6-10; SigFot 1003-04; Vigl 55 ch. 5; Kjaln ch. 9; Hell 52-53
ch. 30; HålfdB 3 ch. 2; HédinH ch. 5; RémK 38-41 ch. 9; Vilm ch. 21; Vigk
ch. 1, 8; Stark 4 ch. 1; Part 21 ff.; Gibbon ch. 7, 9; Saxo lib. I c. III 3.
H217.3. Holmgang to decide owner of gold, etc. Cf. H1561.2.1. Floam ch. 17; GunnlO
ch. 7 (IX 11-14); SturlSt 599-604, 608 ch. 7-8, 10.
H217.4. Holmgang to decide who is to be king. GHrolf 246-47 ch. 3; HédinH 6-7
ch. 3.
H218. Triol by combat. Cf. H331.2. Eg LXV 14 ff.; Vatnsd ch. 33; fven X 45 ff.,
XII, XIII 13; Vilm ch. 12; Saxo lib. V c. V 6 = Herrm 347.
H220. Ordeals. GHrolf 301 ch. 23: »Bjorn baud skirslur fyrir sik, sem landssidr er
til«, for theft.
H221. Ordeal by fire. Cf. H1199.10. Cf. Knyti ch. 77 = Sogubr ch. 4 in FMS XI
420: garment does not bum.
H221.2. Ordeal by hot iron. Sturl I 56, 175, 289; Bisk I 664; Fsk 75 ch. 15, OlåfTr
ch. 27 in Hkr I 302, ch. 70 in FMS I 129, by Odd ch. 15: Poppo; OlåfH ch. 135
in Hkr II 306; MagnusS ch. 19, 26 and IngaK ch. 15 in Hkr III 289, 370; Eindrida
b. ok Erlings and Forarins b- Nefj. in FMS V 308, 319; Sogubr ch. 4 ib. XI 420;
Sverr ch. 53 in Flb II 587; Fær ch. 43; ÅsmVik 17 ch. 9; Gering I 49; Saxo lib.
X c. XI 4.
H221.4. Ordeal by boiling water. Gudr III 6-11.
H222. Ordeal by water. Guilt or innocence shown by ability to swim. Cf. Sverr ch.
53 in Flb II 587: go through water with buming candle.
H228. Ordeal by creeping under a sod partially detached from the earth without itsfal-
ling down, »ganga undir jardarmem. Laxd XVIII 17-22; cf. Njåla CXIX 18,
CXXXIX 13; Herrm 100 ad Saxo lib. I c. VI 7; Vries 43-44 and in APhS III
106-35.
H240. Other tests of truth. Cf. D1316 ff. HaraldG ch. 14 in FMS VII195 = MagnusBl
ch. 11 in Hkr III 338: heat as proof of God’s grace? Gering I 49, 127: miracles
as tokens of forgiveness, 41: other miracles.