Dwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to gold

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Dwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to gold.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.1.4

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Scholars’ trail — 8references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

GermanEckart 7, 20, 27, 78, Schöppner I 169 No. 163, I 180 No. 175, Bechstein 6, Winckler 34 No. 24, Sieber 63, Kahlo Harz. 26 No. 47, Pröhle Harz. No. 137 II
RussianRalston Songs of the Russian People 159
SwissJegerlehner Oberwallis 303 No. 23, 308 Nos. 2, 4, 326 No. 2
FrenchSébillot France I 259
IndonesianVoorhoeve 116 No. 93.
general *Type 503
general Feilberg DF V 50, 75, 99
general Grimm Deutsche Myth. I 228f., 400. Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 344ff., (1928) 221ff.

Within the index

Filed under Helpful dwarfs.

Filed beside it

Dwarf as godfather Dwarfs adopt girl as sister Dwarfs make new golden hair for woman Money or treasure given by dwarfs. (Cf. F420.5.1.7.1.)Other gifts from dwarfs Dwarfs serve mortals Dwarf serves king sleeping in mountain (Kyffhäuser)Dwarfs direct mortals to treasure Dwarfs heal (give medicine)Dwarfs lend to mortals Dwarf moves mortal's castle from one mountain to another Dwarf washes, combs, and braids hair for sleeping maids Dwarf conducts shepherd to hell to collect debt from nobleman Dwarfs warm heath by underground fire Dwarf king prevents a father from shooting his son Dwarfs protect the forest

Travels with

Seemingly worthless gifts of water-spirits turn to gold. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross references there given.)Giants' magic gifts return to original form in hands of men. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross-references.)

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