Marvels

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• Wood-spirit calls after one in woods (Hehmann). F441.6.4
• Pan. Wood-spirit (demigod) part goat and part man. F442
• Mysterious voice announces death of Pan. F442.1
• Echo as wood-spirit. F443
• Echo as wood-spirit kidnaps and crazes man. F443.1
• Field-spirits. F445
• Crop-spirits. F445.1
• Tobacco-spirit. F445.1.1
• Flower-spirits. F447
• Underground spirits. (Cf. F200–F399, Fairies and Elves.) F450
• Voetter (generalized underground spirit). F450.0.1
• Helpful underground spirit. F450.1
• Helpful spirit warriors dwell in rocks and hills. F450.1.1
• Underground spirit instructs a smith. (Cf. F451.3.4.2.) F450.1.2
• Dwarf. (Underground spirit.) The dwarf, especially in Northern Europe, is considered an underground spirit. He is to be distinguished from the other conception of dwarf, viz., a very small person, pigmy, or thumbling (F535). [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Mr. Alfred Thomas of Chicago. For full titles of references see F420.] F451
• Luchrupáin (leprechauns) (as fairies). F451.0.1
• Origin of dwarfs. F451.1
• Dwarfs originate from maggots in flesh of giant. F451.1.1
• Dwarfs originate from the blood and bones of giant. F451.1.1.1
• Murderer's children become dwarfs. F451.1.2
• Dwarfs came after giants had almost died out. F451.1.3
• Dwarfs came into the land 1000 years before mortals came. F451.1.4
• Dwarf as reincarnation. F451.1.5
• Dwarf as reincarnation of rat. F451.1.5.1
• Appearance of dwarf. F451.2
• Dwarfs are ugly. F451.2.0.1
• Dwarfs are grown over with moss. F451.2.0.2
• Dwarfs walk stooped. F451.2.0.3
• Dwarfs appear nodding and anxious to speak. F451.2.0.4
• During the day dwarfs appear in form of toads or other vermin. F451.2.0.5
• Dwarfs are pale. F451.2.0.6
• Body of dwarf. F451.2.1
• Dwarfs are small. (Cf. F239.4.3, F441.5.1.) F451.2.1.1
• Dwarf with body like tailless hen. F451.2.1.2
• Dwarf with small body and large head. F451.2.1.3
• Hunchback dwarf. (Cf. F420.1.4.4.) F451.2.1.4
• Feet of dwarf. F451.2.2
• Dwarf's feet twisted backward. F451.2.2.1
• Dwarf with bird feet. (Cf. F401.3.5. and cross-references.) F451.2.2.2
• Dwarfs with goat feet. (Cf. B24, F442.) F451.2.2.3
• The beards of dwarfs. F451.2.3
• Long-bearded dwarf. (Cf. F451.6.1.) F451.2.3.1
• Dwarfs have long beards in three strands. F451.2.3.1.1
• Dwarfs have gray beards. F451.2.3.2
• The hair of dwarfs. F451.2.4
• Dwarfs have coarse hair. F451.2.4.1
• Dwarfs have silvery white hair. F451.2.4.2
• Face of dwarf. F451.2.5
• Dwarfs have old face. F451.2.5.1
• Other bodily characteristics of dwarfs. F451.2.6
• Dress of dwarf. F451.2.7
• Dwarfs with red heads and red caps. (Cf. F236.3.2, F460.1.4.2.) F451.2.7.1
• Dwarf clad in green. (Cf. F420.1.6.6.3.) F451.2.7.2
• Dwarfs referred to as "gray", not specifying whether as to dress or hair. (Cf. F236.1.4, F420.1.6.6.2.) F451.2.7.3
• Dwarfs clad in white. F451.2.7.4
• Dwarfs wear red coats. F451.2.7.5
• Dwarfs wear peculiar caps. (Cf. F451.2.7.1.) F451.2.7.6
• Dwarf king wears costly crown. F451.2.7.7
• Dwarf clad in brown. F451.2.7.8
• Dwarf clad in black. F451.2.7.9
• Dwarfs clad in motley. F451.2.7.10
• Voice of dwarfs (echo). F451.2.8
• Characteristics of dwarfs. F451.3
• Power of dwarf in his belt. F451.3.1
• Dwarf rendered powerless. F451.3.2
• Dwarfs turn to stone at sunrise. F451.3.2.1
• Dwarf prevented from getting into his stone before sunrise till he promises to do what hero demands (especially forge weapons). (Cf. D451.3.4.2, D451.4.1.12, F451.5.2.13.) F451.3.2.1.1
• Dwarf otherwise caught and thus forced to procure what hero demands. F451.3.2.1.2
• Dwarfs must return to spirit world by 1 a.m. F451.3.2.2
• Dwarfs cannot harm mortal with circle drawn around him. F451.3.2.3
• Dwarf can be killed only with snowball. F451.3.2.4
• Dwarf as magician. F451.3.3
• Dwarf can take what shape he wants. F451.3.3.0.1
• Dwarfs turn peas into gold pieces. F451.3.3.1
• Dwarf turns gold into lead. F451.3.3.2
• Dwarfs transform people (animals). F451.3.3.3
• Dwarfs free mortals from enchantment. F451.3.3.4
• Dwarfs bewitch cows to give no milk. F451.3.3.5
• Dwarfs bewitch people. F451.3.3.5.1
• Dwarfs fly through air. F451.3.3.6
• Dwarfs predict. F451.3.3.7
• Dwarfs made invisible by magic caps. (Cf. F451.5.1.7., F455.5.3.) F451.3.3.8
• Dwarfs as workmen. F451.3.4
• Dwarf workmen heard at night. F451.3.4.0.1
• Dwarfs as artificers. F451.3.4.1
• Dwarfs build tower. F451.3.4.1.1
• Dwarfs as smiths. F451.3.4.2
• Dwarfs do farming. F451.3.4.3
• Dwarf sews. F451.3.4.4
• Dwarf bakes bread. F451.3.4.5
• Dwarfs spin. F451.3.4.6
• Dwarfs churn. F451.3.4.7
• Dwarfs carry water. F451.3.4.8
• Dwarf expert at making palm wine. F451.3.4.9
• Dwarf splits wood using penis as wedge. F451.3.4.10
• Dwarf can draw entrails out of elephant. F451.3.4.11
• Dwarfs are subject to laws of nature. F451.3.5
• Dwarfs die. F451.3.5.1
• Dwarfs become ill. F451.3.5.2
• Dwarf children are hungry. F451.3.5.3
• Dwarfs have blood. F451.3.5.4
• Dwarf women bear children. F451.3.5.5
• Dwarfs are sensitive. F451.3.6
• Dwarf is insulted when scolded. F451.3.6.1
• Dwarfs dislike teasing. (Cf. F451.9.1.7.) F451.3.6.2
• Dwarfs dislike tobacco smoke. F451.3.6.3
• Dwarfs accept as gift goose but not gander. F451.3.6.4
• Dwarfs timorous. F451.3.6.5
• Dwarfs fear the dark. F451.3.6.5.1
• Dwarfs fear dogs. F451.3.6.5.2
• Dwarfs are particular as to food. F451.3.7
• Dwarfs dislike caraway seed in food. F451.3.7.1
• Dwarfs dislike bread baked without salt. F451.3.7.2
• Dwarfs given inedible food to eat. F451.3.7.3
• Dwarfs are strong. F451.3.8
• Dwarf carries mortal down from Hibichenstein. F451.3.8.1
• Dwarfs are weak. F451.3.9
• Dwarf groans while carrying an ear of corn. F451.3.9.1
• Dwarfs are droll. F451.3.10
• Great age of dwarfs. F451.3.11
• Dwarfs are intelligent. F451.3.12
• Dwarfs know herbs. F451.3.12.1
• Dwarfs are sensible. F451.3.12.2
• Dwarfs are wise. F451.3.12.3
• Dwarfs cut runes. F451.3.12.4
• Dwarfs are ill-mannered. F451.3.13
• Eating dwarfs smack like hogs. F451.3.13.1
• Dwarfs chatter. F451.3.13.2
• Dwarfs chatter like geese. F451.3.13.2.1
• Dwarf breaks wind so hard he capsizes canoes. F451.3.13.3
• Dwarfs are numerous. F451.3.14
• Dwarfs come into the land by the hundreds. F451.3.14.1
• Dwarfs are superstitious. F451.3.15
• Dwarfs are superstitious about the three sevens in 1777. (Cf. F451.9.1.3.) F451.3.15.1
• Dwarfs are artful. F451.3.16
• Home of dwarfs. F451.4
• Dwarfs live under the ground. F451.4.1
• Dwarfs live in caves. F451.4.1.1
• Dwarfs live in underground castle. F451.4.1.2
• Dwarfs live in luxurious underground palace. F451.4.1.3
• Dwarfs live in underground passage. F451.4.1.4
• Dwarf home is underground, beneath cow stable. (Cf. F451.4.4.3.) F451.4.1.5
• Dwarfs undermine lowlands for homes. F451.4.1.6
• Entrance to dwarf home leads through some filthy place under the swill hole or swill tub. F451.4.1.7
• Dwarfs live in the high banks of the seashore. F451.4.1.8
• Burial places (barrows, howes) as homes of dwarfs. F451.4.1.9
• Snow melts above dwarf's dwelling. F451.4.1.10
• Dwarfs live in hills and mountains. F451.4.1.11
• Dwarfs live in stones. (Cf. F451.3.2.1.1.) F451.4.1.12
• Dwarfs have homes above the ground. F451.4.2
• Dwarfs live in a cliff. F451.4.2.1
• Dwarfs live in ravines. F451.4.2.2
• Dwarfs live in a forest. F451.4.2.3
• Dwarfs live in a church. F451.4.2.4
• Dwarf king lives in a mill. F451.4.2.5
• Dwarfs seen on a mountain. F451.4.2.6
• Description of dwarf home. F451.4.3
• Dwarf cave closed by iron doors. F451.4.3.1
• Dwarfs' rock closed by rock-door. F451.4.3.1.1
• Dwarf cave has large square room with little doors leading to all sides. F451.4.3.2
• Dwarf cave has ceiling of mineral white as snow. F451.4.3.3
• Dwarf home has chandelier of crystals and gems. (Cf. F420.2.1.) F451.4.3.4
• Floors in dwarf home are covered with pine twigs. F451.4.3.5
• Dwarfs' castle of gold. F451.4.3.6
• Magic flower opens dwarf home. F451.4.3.7
• Dwarfs' house of reeds. F451.4.3.8
• Dwarfs' house covered with skin of fabulous six-legged animal. F451.4.3.9
• Home of dwarfs is endangered or destroyed. F451.4.4
• Dwarfs resentful that mortals shoot at birds above Hibichenstein, because this crumbles away the cliff. F451.4.4.1
• Thirty-Years War destroys home of dwarfs. F451.4.4.2
• Dwarfs request that cow stable be moved because it is above their home and the seepage strikes their dining table. (Cf. F381.7, F451.4.1.5.) F451.4.4.3
• Dwarf wishes death to mortal who throws water on his dunghill home. F451.4.4.3.1
• Government among dwarfs. F451.4.5
• Dwarfs are ruled by a king. F451.4.5.1
• In dwarf land sunrise is at midnight. F451.4.6
• Dwarfs and human beings. F451.5
• Helpful dwarfs. F451.5.1
• Dwarf as godfather. F451.5.1.1
• Dwarfs adopt girl as sister. F451.5.1.2
• Dwarfs make new golden hair for woman. F451.5.1.3
• Dwarfs' gold. Seemingly worthless gift given by dwarfs turns to gold. F451.5.1.4
• Money or treasure given by dwarfs. (Cf. F420.5.1.7.1.) F451.5.1.5
• Dwarf king turns mill which produces gold. F451.5.1.5.1
• Other gifts from dwarfs. F451.5.1.6
• Dwarfs' gifts cease when mortal betrays the source. (Cf. C420, F348.5.) F451.5.1.6.1
• Dwarfs serve mortals. F451.5.1.7
• Dwarf serves king sleeping in mountain (Kyffhäuser). F451.5.1.8
• Dwarfs direct mortals to treasure. F451.5.1.9
• Dwarfs heal (give medicine). F451.5.1.10
• Dwarfs lend to mortals. F451.5.1.11
• Dwarf moves mortal's castle from one mountain to another. F451.5.1.12
• Dwarf washes, combs, and braids hair for sleeping maids. F451.5.1.13
• Dwarf conducts shepherd to hell to collect debt from nobleman. F451.5.1.14
• Dwarfs warm heath by underground fire. F451.5.1.15
• Dwarf king prevents a father from shooting his son. F451.5.1.16
• Dwarfs protect the forest. F451.5.1.17
• Dwarfs teach mortals. F451.5.1.18
• Dwarfs help human beings with spinning. F451.5.1.19
• Dwarfs help in performing task. F451.5.1.20
• House of dwarf's friend spared in fire. F451.5.1.21