Disappearance of giants

Motif

Disappearance of giants.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.12.1

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

NorseThe Prose Edda (The Younger Edda), BRAGE’S TALK. II

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

general Broderius § 28.

Within the index

Filed under Disappearance or death of giants.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Giant disappears in mist. (Cf. F531.6.5.1.)Giant cursed

Filed beside it

Sunlight turns giant or troll to stone Slain giant turns to salt stone Giants killed by lightning or thunder (personified in the thunder-god). (Cf. F531.6.11.1.)Giant killed by earthquake Giant slain by man. (Cf. F531.6.9, F628.2.3, G500.)Giants driven away by men Giant drowned

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