Giants marry human beings. (Cf. F420.6.1, F460.4, and cross references.) — Mythoi

Motif

Giants marry human beings. (Cf. F420.6.1, F460.4, and cross references.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.5.7

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Icelandic Arnason Legends of Iceland (London, 1864) I 135, MacCulloch Eddic 278, 175, *Boberg
Norse Norsk Folkminnelag I 63
Swedish Runa IV (1843) 41 No. 72.
general Broderius § 30. Irish myth: Cross

Within the index

Filed under Giants and men.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Giant wooes mortal woman Giant demands girl, but is killed in duel about her. (Cf. F610.3.4.2.1.) Giantesses pursue men in order to marry them Mortal son of giant

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.) Giant thinks hammer-blow on head is a nut falling. Man strikes with all his might Giants repay loan with large interest. Cask of gold for ale, etc Giants' gifts to men 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

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Marriage or liaison of mortals and water-spirits Water-maiden marries giant. (Cf. F531.5.7.) Relation of mountain-men and human beings

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