Strong man drives anvil into ground — Mythoi

Motif

Strong man drives anvil into ground.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as F614.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg.
general *Type 650
general BP II 293

Within the index

Filed under Strong man's labors.

Filed beside it

Strong man uproots tree and uses it as weapon Strong man as gardener: destroys plants Strong man as rower; breaks boat Strong man as fisherman: destroys fish and nets Strong man throws trees on roof and breaks it Strong man uses stable-roof as flail Strong man fells tree with one blow of axe Strong man clears plain Strong hero fights whole army alone Strong man jumps across rivers. (Cf. F611.3.2.4.) Youth crushes coins to powder with fingers

Carried in tale types

Strong John · ATU 650A 7776 recorded variants

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