Motif
Supernatural smiths make magic weapons
supernatural_smiths_make_magic_weapons
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Forged Weapons, Armor, and Rescue Tools. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 13084-13166 confidence: high
Northern magic weapons are made by dwarfs, while Greek weapons are made by Vulcan and the Cyclopes under Mount Ætna or on Lemnos.
Magic weapons are said to be made by dwarfs in the North and by Vulcan and the Cyclopes in Greek tradition.
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