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Motif

Dwarfs made invisible by magic caps. (Cf. F451.5.1.7., F455.5.3.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.3.3.8

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 269
  • German Eckart 7, 27, 79, Pröhle Harzsagen Nos. 220, 220 I, 229, Sieber 62, Pröhle Unterharz. 145 No. 368.
Within the index

Filed under Dwarf as magician.

Filed beside it
Dwarf can take what shape he wants Dwarfs turn peas into gold pieces Dwarf turns gold into lead Dwarfs transform people (animals) Dwarfs free mortals from enchantment Dwarfs bewitch cows to give no milk Dwarfs fly through air Dwarfs predict
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Dwarfs serve mortals Dwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.) Trolls have cap of invisibility. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)

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