Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana - 01.06.1966, Síða 209

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N812. Giant or ogre as helper. Cf. F531.5.1; G671.
N812.1. Wise giant as foster-father of hero. HålfdS in Flb I 565-66 (= FMS X 171
-75); Kjaln ch. 14; BårSSn 2 ch. 1; OOdd 118 ff. (FAS II 230 ff.); FloresS XXII
12 ff.; Villif 4 ch. 2; Saxo lib. I c. V 1-VI 6, cf. Herrm 98; Saussaye 337; MC 278.
Cf. Fær ch. 10 ff.
N812.2. Giantess as foster-mother and helper of hero. GrimL 149 ch. 2 ff.; SorlaSt
415, 441^12, 451 ch. 3, 18, 26; HålfdBr 570-79, 583-85, 589 ch. 4-8, 12-13, 17;
IllGr 653-54 ch. 4; Saxo and Herrm 1. c.
N812.3. Gratefulgiantess as helper. Cf. F531.5.7.1.2; G530.2; T91.1. SorlaSt 417 ff.
ch. 5 ff.; Sigb ch. 20-21, 25; Amb 112, 114, 126T28, 146, 178 ch. 19, 23, 28 (27),
38 (37); HringH 6-9 ch. 3-4; Fertram ch. 3-9; ØlfU ch. 1-4.
N812.4. Giantess helps the man she loves. Cf. F531.5.7; G530.2; R138.5; T91.1. HjOlv
473 ff. ch. 10, 13; OOdd 121-23 (FAS II 234-36); ForstVik 434-39 ch. 19; Alafl
V 15; Vald 57-64 ch. 1; HringH 16-17, 24 ch. 7, 10; Blomst 38 ch. 24.
N814. Helpful angel.
N814.1. Man carried through air by angel. Cf. D2121.5. Bæring 110 ch. 23-24.
N815. Fairy as helper. GHrolf 277 ch. 15; Fiår I 320.
N820. Human helpers.
N825. O Id person as helper. Cf. Kl 821.8.
N825.3. Old woman as helper. HringH 6 ch. 2; Gering I 181, 185.
N831. Giri as helper. Cf. D825.
N832. Boy as helper. Cf. G671. Grm 1-2, cf. Q414.5.
N832.2. Sons as helpers. ForstVlk 419-20 ch. 14-15; ÅsmS 8-9: king in exile helped
to revenge by his son.
N836. King as helper.
N836.1. King adopts hero. ÅsmS 3-4.
N836.3. King helps princes in exile to revenge their father and take their homeland
back. GHrolf 349-57 ch. 35-36.
N837. Queen as helper. HålfdBr 578, 588 ch. 9, 15.
N841. Shepherd as helper. Cf. N863.
N843. Hermit as helper. Sigb 165-72 ch. 24-25.
N848. Saint (pious man) as helper. Cf. V221. ForstUxaf 259-60 (FMS III 127-29,
Fjfsl 459-61); Omundar b- dytts ok Gunnars helmings Flb. 338 (ib. II 75 and
521-22); Bisk II 111, 137-38, 179-80, 185.
N854. Peasant as helper. ÅsmK 88-89 ch. 5 (FAS II 472-73).
N854.1. Peasant as foster-father. Ålafl I—III, cf. introd. lvi-vii.
N855. Helpful smith.
N855.1. Smith as foster-father. Reg p. 212; Fi6r I 300-06.
N856. Helpful forester.
N856.1. Forester as foster-father. Bevers 248 ch. 26.
N861. Foundling helper. RémK 51 ff. ch. 14.
N863. Slave (swineherd) as helper of princess. HjOlv 457-58 ch. 3; Vilm 146-49 ch.
4-5.