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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
T211.2. Wife'ssuicide at husband's death. Cf. F1041.1.2.2; P16.4.1; T81.6. Guøriinar-
hvot 311, Atlam 104, and Vols ch. 41 (39), cf. 43 (41); Bevers 243 ch. 21; Saxo
lib. I c. VIII 4, cf. Herrm 94.
T211.2.1. Wife throws herself on husband’s funeral pyre. Cf. Vols ch. 33 = Guør I
25-27, SgF III 47-48, Oddr 19, and Nornag 69 ch. 8 (FAS I 355): Brynhildr;
EgilSiøuH in FMS V 327-28; AsmS 13-14.
T211.2.1.1. Wife prefers to be burned together with husband even though she was
forced to marry him and she has helped to prepare the revenge. Vols ch. 8.
T211.4. Spouse's corpse kept after death.
T211.4.1. Wife's corpse kept after death. Hauks b- Håbrokar ch. 5 in FMS X 207-08,
Ågrip ch. 4 ib. 379, and HaraldHårf ch. 24 in Hkr 1134: Snæfriør; cf. HaraldHårf
ch. 1 in FMS X 178; Saxo lib. XV c. I 1.
T211.8. Wife unwilling to deceive her husband for the man she loves. Vols ch. 31 (29).
T211.9. Excessive grief at husband's or wife's death. Cf. P27. I>iør II 279, 297, 299,
301; Sighv in FMS V 122-23 (Fjlsl 246-47).
T215. Faithfulness of married couple in misfortune.
T215.7. Wife travels for years with sick husband in order to have him cured. Ålafl
ch. XIII-XVI.
T230. Faithlessness in marriage. Cf. f>iør II 120-40; Neckel 281.
T231. The faithless widow. Cf. Vols ch. 25 (24): »Vitrligra råø er bat, at leggja eigi
triinaø sinn å konu vald, bviat bær rjufa jafnan sin heit«; Saxo lib. II c. VI 2.
T250. Characteristics of wives and husbands.
T252. The overbearing wife.
T252.2. Cock shows browbeaten husband how to rule his wife. Floam ch. 31, cf. FFC
83 xviii-ix: Aame 670.
T257. Jealous wife or husband.
T257.2. Jealousy of rival wives. Cf. T145.3.
T257.9. Jealous husband spends all his earnings as skillful smith bribing courtiers not
to talk to his wife, and at last locks her up in hut in the forest. Mågus 14-18 ch.
10, cf. introd. xviii.
T271. The neglected wife. Cf. T72. Laxd ch. 34; Njåla ch. 11, 21 = Kersbergen 96.
T280. Other aspects of married Life.
T281. Sex hospitality. Host gives his wife (daughter) to his guest as bed companion.
Cf. T453. KetilH 117-18 ch. 3; IllGr 653 ch. 4; UlfU ch. 1; Saxo lib. VIII c.
XIV 10.
T281.2. Sex hospitality given to king. Jomsv, 1882, p. 43 ch. 8; Gautr 6, 52 ch. 1
(FAS III 8-9); f>iør II 203, 326 (= 369).
T300-399. CHASTITY AND CELIBACY
T310. Celibacy and continence.
T311. Woman averse to marriage. Cf. D1387; F565; T70. Wahlgren 1 ff.; HålfdBr
579 ch. 10: Massibil.
T311.1. Flight of maiden to escape marriage. Cf. T321. GHrolf 296 ch. 21 ff.; ÅsmS 6.