Giants' magic gifts return to original form in hands of men. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross-references.)

Motif

Giants' magic gifts return to original form in hands of men. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross-references.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.5.6.1

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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.

IcelandicArnason Legends of Iceland (London, 1864) I 148
GermanJahn Nos. 29, 217.
general Broderius § 33

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Filed under Giants' gifts to men.

Filed beside it

Giant's present: magic loaf producing inexhaustible harvest Giant's presents cease when source is disclosed. (Cf. F348.5.)

Travels with

Dwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to gold

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