Slain giant turns to salt stone

Motif

Slain giant turns to salt stone.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.12.3

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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Icelandic*Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Disappearance or death of giants.

Filed beside it

Disappearance of giants Sunlight turns giant or troll to 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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