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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
M341.2.1. Prophecy: death by mistletoe. Vegt in BuggeE 135 = MC 127. Cf. Gylf
ch. 33 (49); Vries 234, 242; Leyen 21.
M341.2.5. Prophecy: death by horse’s head. Cf. N339.16. OOdd 14-17, 192-95 (ch.
II, XLVI 5; FAS II 108, 300, 508, 558); cf. A. Stender-Petersen in Acta Jutlandica
VI 176 ff.; Archer Taylor in Modem Philology 1921, 94-106.
M341.2.10. Prophecy: death from bite of stone lion. Man killed by scorpion concealed
in the statue. Bisk II 225; Gering I 86.
M341.2.22. Prophecy: death by calf. Eyrb LXIII.
M341.2.23. Prophecy: death by hanging. Cf. N334.2. HålfH I 6, VI 4 (FAS II 26,
30); Ålafl XI 5.
M341.3. Prophecy: death in particular place. Ldb ch. 25: in uncivilized country.
M343. Parricide prophecy. Breta sogur ch. 6 in Hb 238: Brutus.
M356. Prophecies concerning destiny of country. PorSarH 99 ch. 7: country cursed
and blessed.
M356.1. Prophecies concerning outcome of war. ÅsmK 97 ch. 7, 99 st. 8 (FAS II
483, 487): victory.
M360. Other prophecies. Skåldsk ch. 81 (64) = Hversu Noregr byggOist, in Flb I
24 (FAS II 8-9, 11): king is not allowed to live for 300 years as he wished, but
for 300 years everyone in his family will be of noble birth.
M361. Fated hero. Only certain hero will succeed in exploit. SturlSt.
M370. Vain attempts to escape fulfillment of prophecy.
M371. Exposure of infant to avoid fulfillment of prophecy (foreknowledge). Cf. S311.
Ålafl ch. I—III, cf. introd. lvii-iii.
M377. Sword that is to kill one is weighted and sunk so as to avoid the prophecy. Cf.
M341.2. ÅsmK 83, 87 ch. 1, 5.
M392. Queen dies from fright from evil prophecy.
M400-499. CURSES
M400. Curses. Cf. C650; D525; D2060; D2070; D2175; G269.4; Q556; T315. Ldb
ch. 266 (219, 185) and 330 (284, 245); cf. GrønbechVFO IV 120; FFC 83; Nor-
disk Kultur IX 290; Vries 50; Reuschel 114; A. M. E. Draak: Onderzoekingen
over de Roman van Walewein, Haarlem 1936 p. 125.
M410. Pronouncement of curses.
M411. Deliverer of curse.
M411.1. Curse by parent.
M411.1.1. Curse by stepmother. Cf. G205; S31. OddOlåfTr Prol p. 2 and Sverr ch. 7
in FMS VIII 18 = Herrm 624 n.; Ys ch. 14; HjOlv 471-73, 479, 486-88, 515-16
ch. 9, 11-13, 22; IllGr 657-58 ch. 5; Pidr II 268-69; SigrgFr 47-48 ch. 2; Ulfh
ch. 4; Ølf p. 145 ff.; Kongab 33-34, 36; J6nL in ZDPh XXVI16-17. Cf. HålfdE,
introd. p. 25-26.
M411.2. Beggar’s curse. Beggar is refused request. »May your bread turn to stones!«
Cf. D471.1.
M411.3. Dying man’s curse. Eyrb ch. 20; Fåfn 9 = Vols ch. 18; HålfdBr 589 ch.
16-17; Ålafl XVI 17-19; Kongab 15; HringH 44 ch. 18; HaraldH 268; Bragå
49 ch. 2.
M411.4. Man pursued by hatred of the gods.