Burial places (barrows, howes) as homes of dwarfs — Mythoi

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Burial places (barrows, howes) as homes of dwarfs.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.4.1.9

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg
Danish Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) spec. 151ff., (1928) 107ff.
general *Gould Scandinavian Studies and Notes IX 190

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 Snow melts above dwarf's dwelling Dwarfs live in hills and mountains Dwarfs live in stones. (Cf. F451.3.2.1.1.)

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