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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
K2300-2399. OTHER DECEPTIONS
K2320. Deception by frightening. Cf. J2600.
K2321. Corpse set up to frighten people. Finnb ch. 11; Fær ch. 12; HrolfKr 69-71
ch. 23 (FAS I 70-71); OOdd 40-41 (ch. X 12-XI 9; FAS II 181, 516): bear; Saxo
lib. I c. IV 6: killed robbers, lib. IV c. 120 and X 11: enemies; Herrm 280-81, 290.
K2350. Military strategy. Cf. K1872.1; K2378.
K2351. Animals help in military victory. Cf. B268.2.
K2351.1. Sparrows of Cirencester. HaraldH ch. 6 in Hkr III 83, ch. 9 in FMS VI
153-54; Saxo lib. I c. VI 10, lib. IV c. X 4 = Herrm 93. Cf. Stender-Petersen in
Edda XXIX (1929), 145-64; Krappe in Modern Philology XXIII 7-16.
K2351.5. Horses frightened by instruments of war are backed into enemy’s ranks.
K2351.5.1. Birds frighten enemy's horses so that they throw their riders down. JporvV
in Flb I 271 (OlåfTr ch. 137 in FMS I 273-74; Fjl'sl 497) = Kristni IV 6-7.
K2352. Women spread shawls on enemy's path and entangle them. They are easily
defeated.
K2352.1. Fresh hides spread so that enemy slips and fails. Mbr II 309; Saxo lib. V c.
III 8 = Herrm 327, cf. 596; Heinzel 144.
K2356. Women throw ashes in eyes of attacking soldiers, so that they are defeated.
Cf. Orkn ch. 88; IngaK ch. 17 in Hkr III 372; SorlaSt 446 ch. 21: boiling tar
thrown over attackers.
K2357. Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle). EorstVik 417 ch. 13; J>i6r I 53-55,
II 78-83.
K2357.0.1. Disguise to spy on enemy. HHu II p. 190; TorstVik 441 ch. 20; HjOlv
459 ch. 4.
K2357.1. Disguise as musician to enter enemy's camp. Saxo lib. III c. III 6 = Herrm
210.
K2357.7. Disguise in killed enemy's clothes to enter enemy's castle. Cf. K761; K1810.
1.2. Amb 58-62 ch. 11. Cf. VilhSj 99-119 ch. 43-55: hero disguised in covvard’s
clothes succours.
K2357.8. Disguise as woman to enter enemy's camp (castle). Saxo lib. II c. I 8, lib.
VII c. XI 11.
K2357.9. Disguise as beggar to enter enemy's camp (castle) or to spy. Fostbr ch. 23;
t>orlJ 210-11 (FMS III 94, Fjlsl 388); HallfreOar b- in Flb I 330 = Clåf Trch.
172 in FMS II 59; Eymundar b- in Flb II 128 = 6låfH in FMS V 287; Orkn
ch. 86; J>orstVik 441 ch. 20; HaraldHr 268; Mågus, ed. 1858, 157 ff. ch. 67;
Saxo lib. VII c. XI 11.
K2357.10. Disguise as merchant to enter enemy's castle (camp, tower). Cf. HringH
33 ch. 14.
K2357.15. Capture by hiding warriors in baskets on back of oxen driven into enemy's
camp on pretense that food is brought. Cf. HrolfKr 98 ch. 32 = Skjold 119 ch.
12, Saxo lib. II c. VII1-2 = Herrm 182; Saxo lib. IX c. IV 29; Mågus 159 ch. 68.
K2362. Capture of castle by feigning death. Cf. K522. HaraldH ch. 10 in Hkr III 89
and FMS VI 156-58; Saxo lib. H c. I 7 = Herrm 126.
K2365. Enemy induced to give up siege.
K2365.1. Enemy induced to give up siege by pretending to have plenty of food. Cf.
Maal og Minne 1928, 42, and 1930, 190 ad Njåla CXLVI 6.