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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
Q465.1. Throwing into pit of snakes as punishment. Cf. S146. Håttalykill ed. Skj I
489; Sig III 59, Oddr 28-29, Akv 31, Atlam 59, and Gudrunarhvot 17 in BuggeE
257, 280, 289, 301, 314 = Vols ch. 39 (37) and Skåldsk ch. 51 (42); HaraldH in
Msk 80; Skjold ch. 27 (28); Kråkumål st. 26-27 (FAS I 309-10, Skj I 655);
RagnarL ch. 15 (FAS I 281-82; Skj II 558); Fidr II 314; Sigb 187 ch. 30;
FlorcsS XXI 13-23, cf. introd. lxxviii; Bevers 224-26 ch. 11-14; Saxo lib. IX c.
IV 38-39, lib. XI c. III, cf. Herrm 651.
Q465.2. Prisoners put into pit filled with corpses in order to starve. HrolfG 62 ch. 37
(FAS III 171 ch. 30).
Q466. Embarkation in leaky vessel as punishment. Cf. S141.
Q466.2. Punishment: abandonment on clijf that is submerged at high tide. 6låfTr ch.
63 in Hkr I 377, ch. 198 in FMS II 142; cf. K. Maurer: Die Bekehrung des nor-
wegischen Stammes I 301 n. 8.
Q467. Punishment by drowning. Cf. Q552.12.
Q467.1. Casting into water in sack (barret) as punishment.
Q467.3. Punishment: drowning in swamp. HålfH VIII 9 p. 89, vide ib. (FAS II 35);
OOdd 174 (ib. 283; ch. XLII 5).
Q467.4. Man thrown into waterfall as punishment for alleged violating of princess.
Cf. Q244. Bæring ch. 23-24.
Q469. Other cruel punishments.
Q469.6. Heart and liver of murderer torn out. Akv 21-24, Atlam 59 ff., Oddr 28,
Skåldsk ch. 51 (42), Håttalykill st. 3 in Skj I 487.
Q469.7. Punishment: tv/isting entrails from body. Cf. S139.1.
Q469.7.1. Man fettered with the entrails of his own sons as punishment for treachery.
Gylf ch. 36 (50) = MC 146: Loki.
Q470. Humiliating punishments. Cf. S175.
Q472. Brånding as punishment. Cf. SI 14.2.
Q473. Punishment: disgraceful journey through streets.
Q473.0.2. Corpse of adulteress drawn through streets. HrolfKr 58-59 ch. 22 (FAS
I 60).
Q473.2. Punishment: tying to horse 's tail. Svarfd ch. 24.
Q475. Tar and feathers as punishment. Skjold ch. 11; HrolfKr 19 ch. 6 (FAS I ch. 7);
ÅnB 342 ch. 4; Sigb 127 ch. 10; Håvard ch. 21; ViktorBl 36 ch. 12.
Q478. Frightful meal as punishment. Cf. M340. Akv 33 ff.; Atlam 79 ff.; Skåldsk
ch. 51 (42); Vols ch. 40 (38); cf. Q491.5.
Q491. Indignity to corpse as punishment. Cf. Q421.1; S139.2. IngaK ch. 13 in FMS
VII 227; HålfH VIII 7 (FAS II 34): corpse in the gallows.
Q491.5. Skuil used as drinking cup. Atlam 82 = Skåldsk ch. 51 (42), Vols ch. 40
(38); Vkv 24, 25 = Fidr I 119, MC 267.
Q500. Tedious punishments.
Q501. Unremitting torture as punishment.
Q501.3. Punishment of Loki. A serpent above him continually drops venom in his
face. Ls in BuggeE 123 = Gylf ch. 36 (50); Vries 332; MC 105, 144 ff.
Q502. Wandering as a punishment.
Q502.1. The wandering Jew. Cf. Schlauch 90.