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Motif

Helpful dwarfs.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Danish Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 53ff., 437–38, (1928) 47ff.
  • German Eckart 79, Ey 29, Haas Grimmen 46 No. 54, Haas Greifswald 36 No. 39, Bindewald 56, 84, Kapff 45
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 41 No. 301
  • Africa (Gold Coast) Barker and Sinclair 63 No. 9.
  • general *Types 403, 709
  • general BP I 450 ff.
  • general Böcklen Sneewittchenstudien 84f.
  • general BP I 99, Dickson 218. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 270, 272, *Boberg
Within the index

Filed under Dwarfs and human beings.

21 finer motifs beneath it
Dwarf as godfather Dwarfs adopt girl as sister Dwarfs make new golden hair for woman Dwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to gold 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 Dwarfs teach mortals Dwarfs help human beings with spinning Dwarfs help in performing task House of dwarf's friend spared in fire
Filed beside it
Malevolent dwarf Dwarfs are ancestors of mortals Mortal goes to land of dwarfs Dwarfs have human woman as midwife Dwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.) Dwarfs visit mortal's home Dwarfs associate with mortals Dwarfs and Christianity. (Cf. F420.5.3.4. and cross-references there given. Cf. also F451.9.1.6.) Business relations of dwarfs and mortals Dwarfs suffer abuses by mortals Dwarfs thwart efforts of mortals to get additional favors Dwarfs exact promise from mortals Dwarfs tease mortals Dwarfs give riddles and questions to mortals Dwarfs dislike human vices Dwarfs invisibly attend wedding or christening feasts of mortals. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Task performed by dwarfs. (Cf. F451.5.1.) Dwarf as foster father. (Cf. F451.5.1.)
Carried in tale types

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