Giants live in castles (raths, duns) (ruins of which may still be seen) — Mythoi

Motif

Giants live in castles (raths, duns) (ruins of which may still be seen).

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.3.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
English Wells 59 (The Turke and Gowin)
Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 319, 282
German Grimm Deutsche Sagen (1905) Nos. 16, 20.
general Broderius § 11

Within the index

Filed under Homes of giants.

Filed beside it

Men not to disclose giant's home. (Cf. C420.) Giant lives in fairyland

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