Motif
Giants as makers of landscape features
giants_as_makers_of_landscape_features
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS; lines 8658-8742 confidence: high
Giants are said to move in darkness, carrying earth and sand and dropping it; sandhills in northern Germany and Denmark are explained as formed from these drops.
Giants' dropped earth and sand explain sandhills, and ship ballast explains two islands.
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS; lines 8658-8742 confidence: high
Giants are said to move in darkness, transporting and dropping earth and sand; sandhills in northern Germany and Denmark are attributed to this activity.
Giants are credited with forming sandhills by dropping earth and sand, and the giant ship's actions explain cliffs, foam, and islands.
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