Mountain-spirits. (Huldra.)

Motif

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Mountain-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F460

Filed across the traditions

Scandinavian **Hartmann 35ff., 57, 64 ("huldra")
Finnish-Swedish Wessman 60ff. Nos. 513–564
Slovenian *L. Kratzenbacher Germanische Mythen in der epischen Volksdichtung der Slowenen (Graz, 1941) 28–35
India Thompson-Balys.
general See also F200–F399 (Fairies and Elves), F420 (Water-spirits), and F451 (Dwarfs) for many common motifs. Meyer Altgermanische 101
general *Fb "vætte" III 1122b, "dværg" I 220b, "höj" I 740a, and especially "bjærgmand" I 41b, 42a
general Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1071 s. v. "Berggeister"
general *Wehrhan 80

Within the index

6 finer motifs beneath it

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)