Kárr the Old

Λέγεται και: Kárr inn gamli, Kar the Old

Λαογραφία και μύθοιΑπέθαντοςΜετά βίας κινείταιΜεσαίωνας

Kárr the Old is the barrow-dweller the young Grettir robs during his first voyage to Norway. He is a textbook haugbúi: he does not roam, but when the mound is broken open he grapples with the intruder until Grettir throws him and strikes off his head. The scene set the pattern for the 'hero versus tomb guardian' fight that fantasy fiction and games still reuse.1 2 3

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Πρώτη καταγραφή

1300

Grettis saga, chapter 18; the saga reached its present form in the 14th century

Προέλευση

Norse (Icelandic saga)

Νορβηγία, Ισλανδία

Τι το προκαλεί

Άλλο

A dead man who goes on occupying his barrow and defending his grave goods.

Πώς γίνεσαι ένα

Buried in a mound with his wealth, he persists there as its guardian.

Πώς κινείται

Μετά βίας κινείται

Stays in his mound and seizes Grettir when the hero breaks in for the treasure.

Ευφυΐα

Κάποια ευφυΐα

Αδύναμα σημεία

beheading with the sword Jökulsnautr

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1500–1899

1900–1967

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2010 μέχρι σήμερα

1300

Grettis saga, chapter 18; the saga reached its present form in the 14th century

σημειώσεις πεδίου

Τι λένε οι πηγές

One of the few saga dead explicitly called a draugr in the text1 2 3

His barrow in Norway stinks horribly1 2 3

The fight is a long wrestling match in which each is forced to his knees in turn1 2 3

Grettir carries off the hoard, including an heirloom sword1 2 3

The episode was retold by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter as the Conan story 'The Thing in the Crypt'1 2 3

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