Dwarfs live in stones. (Cf. F451.3.2.1.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Dwarfs live in stones. (Cf. F451.3.2.1.1.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.4.1.12

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 265, 268–70, *Boberg
Danish Schmidt DF XXXIX 27, 108ff.
general *Fb "sten" III 552b

Within the index

Filed under Dwarfs live under the ground.

Filed beside it

Dwarfs live in caves Dwarfs live in underground castle Dwarfs live in luxurious underground palace Dwarfs live in underground passage Dwarf home is underground, beneath cow stable. (Cf. F451.4.4.3.) Dwarfs undermine lowlands for homes Entrance to dwarf home leads through some filthy place under the swill hole or swill tub Dwarfs live in the high banks of the seashore Burial places (barrows, howes) as homes of dwarfs Snow melts above dwarf's dwelling Dwarfs live in hills and mountains

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Dwarf prevented from getting into his stone before sunrise till he promises to do what hero demands (especially forge weapons). (Cf. D451.3.4.2, D451.4.1.12, F451.5.2.13.)

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