ZombieWiki
Zombie Wiki / Alla zombies / Folktro och myter
Illustration of Kárr the Old
Original AI-made illustration based on the descriptions in the sources. Not an official design.
Akt nr 028 av 446

Kárr the Old

Kallas även: Kárr inn gamli, Kar the Old
Folktro och myterOdödRör sig knapptMedeltiden

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

⚔️ Slåss mot den
Först belagd
1300
Grettis saga, chapter 18; the saga reached its present form in the 14th century
Ursprung
Norse (Icelandic saga)
Norge, Island
Vad som orsakar det
Övrigt
A dead man who goes on occupying his barrow and defending his grave goods.
Hur man blir en
Buried in a mound with his wealth, he persists there as its guardian.
Hur den rör sig
Rör sig knappt
Stays in his mound and seizes Grettir when the hero breaks in for the treasure.
Intelligens
Viss intelligens
Svaga punkter
  • beheading with the sword Jökulsnautr

När dök den upp första gången?

Antiken
Medeltiden
1500 till 1899
1900 till 1967
1968 till 1999
2000 till 2009
2010 till idag
1300

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

fältanteckningar

Vad källorna säger

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

Källor

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

Varje faktum på den här sidan kommer från dessa källor, skrivet med egna ord. Hittat ett fel? Skriv till hello@zombiewiki.app.

Folktro från samma trakter

DraugrNorse, 1250GlámrNorse (Icelandic saga), 1300AsvithNorse (Danish chronicle and Icelandic saga), 1200Deacon of MyrkáIcelandic, 1860GjengangerScandinavianHaugbúiNorse, 1250

Samma epok: Medeltiden

VetalaHindu (Indian), 1070Revenant (medieval England)Medieval English, 1100UpiórSlavic, 1100Berwick revenantMedieval English / Scottish borders, 1198Buckinghamshire revenantMedieval English, 1198Byland Abbey revenantsMedieval English, 1400