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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
P260. Relations by law.
P263. Brother-in-law. Cf. K2211.1.
P270. Foster-relatives.
P270.2. Peasant and his wife as foster-parents of exposed king’s son. Cf. RI 31.6.
P271. Foster-father. Cf. N812.1; N836.1; N854.1; N855.1; N856.1; R154.3.
P271.1. Magician as foster-father. GHrolf 351 ch. 36.
P271.2. Fisherman as foster-father. Bevers 248 ch. 26.
P271.3. Dwarf as foster-father. Cf. F451.5.1. (Y.) Bosa 86 ch. 6; PorstVlk 396 ch. 5;
t>jJon 16-18 (10-11) ch. 6 (14); KåraK 73 ch. 35; MC 267.
P271.4. Living king’s or noble man’s son as foster-son of his father's friend; considered
an honor for the foster-father. Cf. M201.6; P274.1; P281.1; P293.1. Eyrb I 2;
Herv 48-49, 115 ff. (FAS I 444 ff.); GHrolf 351 ch. 36; OOdd 4-7 (ch. I 7-8 and
13; FAS II 163-64, 505); HrolfG 7-8, 76 ch. 4, 45 (FAS III 65-66, 187); ÅsmK
83 ch. 2 (ib. II 467); HålfH II 2, IX 2 (ib. 26, 35); Pidr I 34, II 86; Vigl 51 ch.
3; JarlmH 1-3, 43 ch. 1-3, 24; SigrgV 127-28 ff.; Sigb ch. 2, 14-15; NikL 3-4
ch. 1; SamsF ch. 1; Ector ch. 7, 20 (11). Cf. Herrm 79-80 ad Saxo lib. I c. IV 1.
P271.5. Foster-father as constant helper. Cf. N812.1. Ys ch. 34; OlåfTr ch. 43 in
FMS I 66 = ch. 1 in Hkr I 255; HålfdS ch. 2, 6 in Flb I 562, 566 (FMS X 168,
173); cf. ch. 4 in Hkr I 90; Sogubr 10-12 ch. 3 (FAS I 371-73); Herv 148-49
(ib. 497-99); RagnarL ch. 1 (= Vols ch. 43 ib. 229), ch. 11 (10) (ib. 269); HrolfKr
ch. 1 ff. = Saxo lib. VII c. I 4 (cf. R169.4.2); HålfdBr 560-61, 564-67 ch. 1, 3;
HålfdE II-IX, XXIV 1 (ib. III 521-32, 554); HrolfG 38-13 ch. 24-27 (ib. 128-35);
Pidr II 167; Bevers 212-66 ch. 4-36.
P271.6. Foster-children return foster-father’s love; avenge him, etc. RagnarL ch. 1 ff.;
HålfH III 3-5 (FAS II 27); SorlaSt 448-49 ch. 24; Pidr II 143-44.
P271.7. King’s son named af ter his father's foster-father. Amb 2 ch. 1.
P272. Foster-mother. Cf. N812.2. Vilm 142 ch. 1.
P272.1. Witch foster-mother. Cf. D2074.2.4.1; H1233.4.5. Heidarviga ch. 23; Kjaln
ch. 9; Grett LXXVIII 1; Bosa 6, 15-20, 100-04 ch. 2, 5, 9 (FAS III 195-96,
202-07); GHrolf 285 ch. 17; HålfdBr 570-85 ch. 6-13; SturlSt 604-07 ch. 9;
Porgr 23 ff. ch. 5; Kongab 46.
P272.2. Foster-mother as helper. Kjaln ch. 3-18; Floam ch. 19; VilhSj ch. 20, 22-23;
Ålafl X 1-XI1; FloresS XXI11, 16-21; SamsF ch. 13.
P272.3. Former mistress as sons' foster-mother. Bosa 6 ch. 2 (FAS III 195-96).
P273. Foster-brother. Bosa 14 ch. 5 (FAS III 201): B6si and Herraudr; Gautr 13
ch. 3 (ib. 16): Starkadr and Vlkarr; Fridjjj I 10 (ib. II 65, 488): Fridfejdfr, Bjorn,
and Åsmundr; JarlmH 1-3 ch. 1-3: Hermann and Jarlmann; KåraK 25 ch. 10—11.
Cf. Herrm 80, 100.
P273.1. Faithful foster-brother. Cf. G551.4.1; K1371.1.2. OOdd 6-7 (ch. I 12-14;
FAS II 164, 505): Oddr and Åsmundr; HrolfG 76 ch. 45 (FAS III 187): Hrolfr
and Åsmundr; Bosa 7 ch. 2 (ib. 196): Bosi and Herraudr; PorstVlk 427-29, 454
ch. 16, 24: Porsteinn and Beli; IllGr 649 ch. 2: Ulugi and Sigurdr; HjOlv 454-55
ch. 1-2: Hjålmter and Oiver; SigrgFr ch. 1: Sigrgardr, Hogni, and Sigmundr;
Kongab 29; Pidr II 225, 228; HringH 39 ch. 17; KåraK 28-29 ch. 12.
P273.1.1. Foster-brothers avenge each other. Cf. P251.3.1 P312.2. GullP ch. 2;
PordarH 29 ch. 10; OOdd 126, 129, 132 (FAS II 240, 245, 250); PorstVlk 410,
422 ch. 11, 15; Pidr II 225, 244^15; Stark 41 ch. 12.