Dwarfs kidnap mortals. (Cf. F420.5.2.2. and cross-references there given.)

Motif

Dwarfs kidnap mortals. (Cf. F420.5.2.2. and cross-references there given.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F451.5.2.4

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

IcelandicMacCulloch Eddic 269f., 272, *Boberg
DanishKristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 228ff., (1928) 162ff.
GermanEckart 80, Pröhle Harz. No. 229
Eskimo (Greenland)Rink 278, 446.

Within the index

Filed under Malevolent dwarf.

Filed beside it

Ungrateful dwarf Dwarfs steal from human beings Dwarfs exchange children in cradle Dwarfs interfere with mortal's work (destroy buildings, crops, etc.) (Cf. F420.5.2.5.)Dwarfs punish Dwarfs play pranks Dwarfs threaten mortals Dwarfs scold mortals Dwarfs frighten mortals Dwarfs attack soldier Dwarf takes back gifts he gave Dwarfs curse weapons and treasures which they are forced to give (or which the receiver does not appreciate)Dwarfs demand gifts

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Water-spirits kidnap mortals and keep them under water

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