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Kárr the Old

Aussi appelé: Kárr inn gamli, Kar the Old
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantBouge à peineMoyen Âge

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.123

⚔️ L'affronter
Première mention
1300
Grettis saga, chapter 18; the saga reached its present form in the 14th century
Origine
Norse (Icelandic saga)
Norvège, Islande
Ce qui le provoque
Autre
A dead man who goes on occupying his barrow and defending his grave goods.
Comment on en devient un
Buried in a mound with his wealth, he persists there as its guardian.
Comment il se déplace
Bouge à peine
Stays in his mound and seizes Grettir when the hero breaks in for the treasure.
Intelligence
Un peu d'intelligence
Points faibles
  • beheading with the sword Jökulsnautr

Quand est-il apparu pour la première fois ?

Monde antique
Moyen Âge
1500 à 1899
1900 à 1967
1968 à 1999
2000 à 2009
2010 à aujourd'hui
1300

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

notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

1

One of the few saga dead explicitly called a draugr in the text123

2

His barrow in Norway stinks horribly123

3

The fight is a long wrestling match in which each is forced to his knees in turn123

4

Grettir carries off the hoard, including an heirloom sword123

5

The episode was retold by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter as the Conan story 'The Thing in the Crypt'123

Sources

  1. Grettis saga - Wikipedia
  2. Draugr - Wikipedia
  3. Viking zombies and how to kill them - University of Liverpool News

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