μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • DanishKristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 116ff., (1928) 90ff., Boberg DF XLVI 38ff.
  • DutchSinninghe FFC CXXXII 56 No. 68
  • GermanEckart 78, Schöppner I 186 No. 184, Findeisen 39 No. 43.
Within the index

Filed under Business relations of dwarfs and mortals.

1 finer motif beneath it
Dwarf borrows sledge
Filed beside it
Dwarfs accept remunerationDwarfs object to rewards. (Cf. F451.5.10.9.)Dwarfs return what they borrowDwarfs buy peas from mortals and pay more than they are worthDwarfs pay for being ferried across waterMortal confiscates property of dwarfsDwarfs make promises with mental reservationsAusgelohnt. When dwarfs are paid in full for their work they cease helping mortals

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