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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
Z100-199. SYMBOLISM
Z100. Symbolism. Cf. H82.5; H600.
Z110. Abstractions personified. Cf. NI 10.
Zlll. Deathpersonified. Cf. A310; A487. Gering 1204-11: as teacher, cf. Aame 332.
Z112. Sickness personified. Gylf ch. 20 (34); MC 304.
Z112.2.* Hunger personified. Gylf ch. 20 (34); MC 304. Ibid.
Z114. Old age personified. Cf. Hl 149.3.
Z115. Windpersonified. Cf. A282. Skåldsk ch. 36 (27); MC 280, 281.
Z118. Sea personified. Cf. A420-423.
Z119.* Fire personified. Cf. A493. Skåldsk ch. 37 (28); MC 280.
Z122. Time personified. Cf. A1154; A1170.
Z128. Wisdom personified.
Z128.2.* Thought personified. Gylf ch. 30 (46-47) = MC 81, 93.
Z140. Color symbolism. Cf. D1540.2; Z65.2. Cf. NikL 20 ff. ch. 8.
Z 140.1. Color offlag (sails) on ship as message of good or bad news. Cf. Fri6bj V 2-4
(FAS II 70-71).
Z141. Symbolic color: red. Skj II 26 ff. (Merlfnusspå): fighting of red and white
serpent as symbol of kings’ fighting, cf. Konr 69-79: red and white serpents;
Herrm 210 n.: red as the symbol of fighting.
Z141.3. Red as symbol of falsity. Hallfr ch. 8; K6r I 347: Sifka; cf. S. Bugge in ANF
I 7-11; H. Naumann in Edda, Skalden, Saga, Festschr. F. Genzmer, Heidelb.
1952, p. 322-23.
Z142. Symbolic color: white.
Z142.3.* White as symbol of peace. Herrm 210 n.
Z143. Symbolic color: black. Cf. A123.7.2.
Z150. Other symbols. Cf. H601.
Z175. Sign language. Akv st. 8 > Vols ch. 35 (33): wolf’s hair in ring as warning
Z181. Nudity as sign of anger. OlåfTr ch. 57 in Hkr I 367, ch. 64 in FMS I 118:
plucked hawk symbol of anger. Cf. Skåldsk ch. 51 (42) = Vols ch. 42 (40) and
Saxo lib. VIII c. X 12: plucked hawk symbol of childless king.
Z190.* Symbolic gifts. Ys ch. 27: wooden craw as symbol of poor king(Vendilkråka),
cf. Z181; Hreidars b- heimska in FMS VI 216 (Msk 135, Fjfsl 159-61): golden
swine with reference to the nickname Syr.
Z191.* Scorn by throwing gold into one's face. Laxd XV 35; GislaS ch. 32; Svarfd
ch. 27; Håvar6 ch. 7; cf. Prinz 118.
Z195.* Animals as symbols (in heraldry).
Z195.1.* Snake as symbol of fearfulness. E>i5r I 39-40, 137, 329-31.
Z195.2.* Lion as symbol of courage. f>i<5r I 42, 162, 164, 324-27, 335-37, II 153, 178.
Z195.3.* Eagle as symbol. RémK 17 ch. 5.
Z200-299. HEROES
Z200. Heroes. Cf. Al 85; LI 00 ff.; T682.
Z210. Brothers as heroes. Cf. P251. Heinzel 9.