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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
M226. In return for magic shirt from giri hero is to stay in Ireland for three years.
In return he claims her as wife. Cf. T61.3. OOdd 82-83 (ch. XXIV 8-9; FAS II
202-03, 531-32).
M234. Life spared in return for life-long service.
M234.1. Life spared in return for poetic mead. See Al 54.2.
M234.2. Life spared for bringing a dreaded enemy without weapon. Cf. Hl 173. Skåldsk
ch. 27 (18) = MC 83-84: the myth of GeirroOr.
M234.3. Life bought for gold. Reg = Skåldsk ch. 47 (39) = Vols ch. 14: Andvari.
M234.4. Life bought with promise of reparations and healing of enemy. GHrolf 308
ch. 25.
M234.5.* Life bought for poem. Cf. P427.7.8. »HofuOlausn« in Eg = Skj I 30, cf.
Hollander in APhS XII 307-14; Gisis h- Illugasonar ch. 5 in IslF III; MagnusB
ch. 19 in FMS VII 38.
M236. Peace bought for husband. Skåldsk ch. 3 (56) = MC 103: Ska6i.
M250. Promises connected with death.
M255. Deathbed promise concerning the second wife. Cf. T141.1. f>idr II 256-57;
DgF 135.
M258. Promise to dying man sacred. Cf. T141.1. Cf. SgF III in BuggeE 255 = Vols
ch. 33 (31); Gautr 11 ch. 2 (FAS III 14); Yngv 28; ViktorBl in ZDPh XXVI 13-
14; FloresS XXIII p. 170-71.
M260. Other promises.
M266. Man promises to build church if he is saved at sea. Cf. V331. Ldb ch. 66.
M266.1. * Man promises to build castle during winter if he gets Freyja, sun, and moon.
Cf. F531.6.6; M210.
M266.2.* Man promises to build church, if he is victorious. Cf. V52.3. HaraldH ch. 7
in FMS VI 145.
M300-399. PROPHECIES
M300. Prophecies. Heinzel 52.
M301. Prophets. Cf. D1712; D1812; M356.1. VlgaGlum ch. 12; Orkn ch. 36; Bisk
II 117; Lj6sv ch. 11 (21): witch.
M301.2. O Id woman, »volva«, asprophet. Cf. M411.5. Vsp; SnEPrologus ch. 3 (9-10);
Laxd ch. 76; Vatnsd ch. 10; Gulll> ch. 1, 19; Korm ch. 9; Lbd ch. 99, 226; Odd-
6låfTr ch. 6 (5) (cf. ch. 57 in FMS I 96); borvVldf in FMS I 255-57 (Fjfsl 477-
79); EirikR 206-09 ch. 4; 6låfH ch. 28 in FMS IV 46, ch. 25 in Flb I 28; 6låfTr
ch. 46, 130 in FMS I 76, 255; HrolfKr 5, 11-13 ch. 1, 3 (FAS I 5, 10-12); Fridhj
V 10 (FAS II 72 ff., 492); Huld no. 1. Cf. Vries 64; StrombåckSejd 67 etc.
M301.2.1. Enraged old woman prophesies for youth. OrmSt 524-25 (= FMS III
212-13; Skj II A 342), cf. StrombåckSejd 96-100; OOdd 10-17 (ch. II 3-15;
FAS II 165-68, 506-08).
M301.2.2. Old woman, »volva«, prophesies at child’s birth. Cf. F312. Vilm 141 ch. 1;
Amb 4-6 ch. 2, cf. ZDPh XXVI 14-15.
M301.5. Saints (holy men) as prophets. Cf. V223.
M301.5.1. Anchorite prophesies at childbirth. ParmesL 4 ch. 1.
M301.10. Angels as prophets. EirikV 35 ch. 4 (FAS III 672-73).