Giant thinks hammer-blow on head is a nut falling. Man strikes with all his might

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Giant thinks hammer-blow on head is a nut falling. Man strikes with all his might.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.5.4

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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 92
N. Am. Indian (Seneca)CurtinHewitt RBAE XXXII 213 No. 41
Africa (Fang)Einstein 47.
general *Von Sydow Danske Studier (1910) 159

Within the index

Filed under Giants and men.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Giant thinks shower of stones is snowfall Giant's head gnawed by foxes: thinks soot is falling on him

Filed beside it

Giant friendly to man Man mistakes giant's glove for house Giant's toy. A young giantess picks up a man plowing. Wants him as a toy. Her mother says, "Take him back. He will drive us away." (Cf. F531.5.1.)Giants repay loan with large interest. Cask of gold for ale, etc Giants' gifts to men Giants marry human beings. (Cf. F420.6.1, F460.4, and cross references.)Giants and Christians The giant on the ark. Noah saves a giant on the ark. Cannot enter but stays in the rigging. Noah sends him food through a hole Giant as servant to man Giant in contest with man Giant insults hero by shaving his head and smearing it with cow dung Giants like butter more than anything else. Get trough of butter in return for help Man kills giant's baby Giants cause men to sin

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