μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Trolls as changelings. (Cf. F321.1.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F455.6.7

Scholars’ trail — 2 references (open)

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.

  • Scandinavian *Hartmann 76ff.
  • general **Piaschewski Der Wichsetbalg (Breslau, 1935).
Within the index

Filed under Trolls and men.

Filed beside it
Trolls' friendship with men Trolls' lending and borrowing Trolls steal from humans Theft from troll Trolls visit men Trolls carry off people. (Cf. F320, F322.) Trolls help men Trolls as the constant enemies of humans People possessed by trolls
Travels with
Changeling. Fairy steals child from cradle and leaves fairy substitute. Changeling is usually mature and only seems to be a child

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