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K522.8. Escape by shammed hartging. Amb 172-74 ch. 36 (35).
K523. Escape by shamming illness. Cf. K911.
K523.0.2. Illness feigned to escape unwelcome meeting. HrolfKr 12 ch. 3.
K523.1. Escape by shamming madness. HrolfKr 9-10 ch. 3 (FAS I 9); Amb 38-40,
72-90, 162-68 ch. 8, 13, 14, 34 (33) = Saxo lib. III c. VI 6 ff. = Herrm 258;
Dehmer 19.
K525. Escape by use of substituted object. Cf. K1223; K1840.
K525.1. Substituted object left in bed while intended victim escapes. HaraldH ch. 22
in Hkr III 106; Saxo lib. VIII c. X 2 = Herrm 569; Mågus 38 ch. 19: magician
substitutes corpse with speaking stone under the head while he is absent (cf.
D1611.16).
K525.1.2. Bride substitutes wooden picture while she herself escapes sleeping groom.
SaulusN 53, 55 ch. 21-22; cf. NikL 46 ch. 13: picture of wax substituted for
abducted queen.
K525.5. Man leaves mantie so that only mantie is hit. Fær ch. 57; KetilH 133 ch. 5.
K525.6. Escape, leaving dog as substitute. Cf. K1223. Cf. Saxo lib. VIII c. X 3 =
Herrm 569-70.
K525.6.1. Dog buried instead of foster son, who is falsely reported killed so that he
can safely be taken away. Herv 46-51, 123-27 (FAS I 456-61), cf. Gould in
PSASS VII 241.
K527. Escape by substituting another person. GislaS ch. 20, 26 (XIX 26-31, XXV 4);
ClåfTr ch. 44 in FMS I 72; Vigl 58-59 ch. 7; Ogmundar J). dytts ok Gunnars
h. in Flb I 335-36 (FMS II 70-72, Fjfsl 517-24); HålfdE ch. V (FAS III 524);
Vols ch. 7 (ib. 1128); Vilm ch. 5.; ÅsmS 6; Nitida 15-18 ch. 3.
K534. Escape by reversing shoes (Jboat).
K534.1. Escape by reversing horse’s (ox’s) shoes, etc. Cf. 6låfH ch. 204 in Flb II 272
(= ch. 137 in FMS IV 336), ch. 141 in Hkr II 332; Finnb 24 ch. 11.
K548. Escape by making attacker believe there are many defenders. Cf. K2368.
K548.3. Sham calling to helpers frightens robbers away. HringH 4 ch. 1.
K550. Escape by false piea. A captive makes a request or proposes an action that
permits him eventually to escape.
K551. Respite from death granted until particular act is performed. Cf. D1855.
K551.1. Respite from death granted until prayer is finished. Gering 1210, cf. Aarne 332.
K551.1.2. Respite from death until mass is said. Cf. Forari ns b- Nefjulfssonar in Flb
II 232 = OlåfH ch. 115 in FMS IV 264-66 (Fjfsl 349-52).
K579. Escape by false piea - miscellaneous.
K579.3. Escape from robbers by pretending to be going the same way but separating
at the first opportunity.
K579.3.1. Escape from pursuers by pretending to be one of them. Dropl 168 ch. 13;
VestfjGr 168.
K600. Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled.
K603. Escape under ram’s belly. By hiding under the belly of a ram the hero escapes
under the legs of the blind ogre. EgÅsm X 9-14: Aame 1137.
K604. The three teachings of the bird (fox). In return for release from captivity the
bird (fox) gives the man three teachings. These usually mock the man for his
foolishness in releasing what he has. Cf. H505. Gering I 196-98.