Eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics. (Cf. B611.1.)

Motif

Eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics. (Cf. B611.1.)

Animals. · Marriage of person to animal. · Offspring of marriage to animal. · view the constellation · filed as B635.1.1

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general Hrolfs saga Kraka 53.

Within the index

Filed under The Bear's Son. Human son of woman who marries a bear acquires bear characteristics. (Cf. B601.1.)

Filed beside it

Bear's foster child not used to sun and light Bear says he is boy's father; asks food

Travels with

Bear paramour. (Cf. B601.1., B631, B635.)

wander