Kárr the Old

Tinatawag ding: Kárr inn gamli, Kar the Old

Alamat at mitoUndeadHalos hindi gumagalawGitnang Panahon

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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Unang naitala

1300

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

Pinagmulan

Norse (Icelandic saga)

Norway, Iceland

Ano ang sanhi

Iba pa

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

Paano ka magiging isa

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

Paano ito gumagalaw

Halos hindi gumagalaw

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

Talino

May kaunting talino

Mga kahinaan

beheading with the sword Jökulsnautr

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Sinaunang mundo

Gitnang Panahon

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1968 hanggang 1999

2000 hanggang 2009

2010 hanggang ngayon

1300

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

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Ano ang sabi ng mga pinagmulan

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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