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T136.4. Gifts at wedding.
T136.4.1. Gifts for bridal couple by a special ceremony with the bride on a bridebench.
Bosa 5-6, 43-47, 76 ch. 2, 11-12, 3 (FAS III 195); EgÅsm XII 9, XV 13-17 (ib.
391, 399); GHr61f 359 ch. 37; SigFot 1001-02.
T136.4.2. Parting gifts after wedding. Bosa 61, 76, 131 ch. 16, 3, 16 (FAS III 232);
HrolfG 25 ch. 15 (ib. 61 ch. 2, 105 ch. 14); HålfdE XXI 6 (ib. 552); HjOlv 517
ch. 22; GHrolf 360 ch. 37; HålfdBr 586, 590 ch. 14, 17; Fidr II 105, 278, 286;
SturlSt 604 ch. 8; JarlmH 43 ch. 24; SigrgFr 107 ch. 16; Sigb 233, 258 ch. 46, 54;
HringH 31 ch. 13; Amb 160 ch. 32 (31); HédinH 9 ch. 4; Vald 77 ch. 3; Ålafl
XVIII 4, 8; VilhSj 124 ch. 58; Forgr 33 ch. 5; HringT 1; Olf 181; SaulusN 89
ch. 34; FjJon 52-53 (36); KåraK 75, 84 ch. 35, 41; Ector ch. 10, 25; Blomst 49
ch. 27; RémK 359, 370 ch. 70, 72; Part 45; SamsF ch. 14, 15.
TI 37. Customs following wedding.
TI 37.2. Bride and bridegroom conducted to the bridal bed. Herv in FAS I 444; Bosa
43-47, 127-28 ch. 11-12, 16 (FAS III 220-24); EgÅsm XII 10, XV 20 (ib. 391,
400); SturlSt 604 ch. 8; Alafl VIII 2; SaulusN 57 ch. 23; RémK 18 ch. 5.
T141. Assignment of bride to another. Cf. T72. ÅsmK 83-84 ch. 3 (FAS II 468);
HringH 30 ch. 13; Saxo lib. I c. IV 1.
T141.1. Dying man assigns bride to his brother. Cf. D1812.2.4; J154; M255; P17.ll.
Cf. Eg IX 11, Fridtø XII 10-11 (FAS II 97-98, 502), and Gould in PSASS VII
225; dying man (king) assigns widow to his friend, to her lover.
T141.3. Hero assigns the bride he has won to another. Floam ch. 17.
T145. Polygamous marriage. HaraldHårf ch. 21 in Hkr I 126-27 = OlåfTr ch. 2 in
FMS I 4; HålfH I 1-6, V 2-4, VI 3 (FAS II 25-30). Cf. GlåfTr ch. 43 in Hkr I
339; Neckel 195 ff., 399 ff.
T145.3. Competition in ale-brewing between king's two wives. HålfH I 5 (FAS II
25-26), cf. H383.4.1.
T146. Polyandry. Woman with two husbands. Ls 26 = Ys ch. 3; Vries 319.
T150. Happenings at weddings. Cf. K1371.1; N681; R10.4.1.
T151. Year’s respite from unwelcome marriage. GunnlO 82 ch. 9 (14, XII 6); GHrdlf
245 ff. ch. 3; cf. ForstVik 394 ch. 4.
T151.3. Other respites from unwelcome marriage. Cf. K1771.6; T165. HrolfKr 26-27
ch. 8 (FAS I ch. 11); till child is born; HålfdE VIII 11-14 (ib. III 531): impor-
tunate lover cursed to restlessness till giri herself gives him her hånd together
with the ring and gloves which he robbed; cf. M455.1.
TI 54. Cruel stepmother enchants stepdaughter on eve of wedding. GrimL 143 ch. 1.
T160. Consummation of marriage.
T165. Giri may remain virgin for three days after marriage. Cf. T151.3. RagnarL
129 ch. 6 (5) st. 6 (FAS I 250; Skj II 253); Saxo lib. IX c. XI 2-4.
T172. Dangers to husband in bridal chamber.
T172.3. Bride's monster-father tries to kill husband, but is defeated. ForstB 196 ch. 12.
T173. Murderous bride. Cf. S63. Cf. JarlmH 36 ch. 19 ff.
T200-299. MARRIED LIFE
T210. Faithfulness in marriage. Cf. Hl 187.
T211. Faithfulness to marriage in death. Njåla CXXIX 17 ff.; Hard ch. 30; Ljosv
ch. 20; Andr 85; cf. LiestølUpph 166-67.