Motif
trolls turned to stone by sunrise
trolls_turned_to_stone_by_sunrise
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Stone Transformation and Petrification. 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 XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS; lines 8943-9039 confidence: high
The Peaks of the Trolls in Norway are said to mark a battle between two troll bands who missed sunrise and were changed into small rock points on the mountain crest.
Fighting trolls overlook sunrise and become rock points on the mountain crest.
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