Comparative mythology corpus

Heroic Disguise To Escape Recognition

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 9547-9642 high Helgi is fostered by Hagal; at fifteen he enters Hunding’s hall alone, leaves an insulting message, is pursued to Hagal’s dwelling, and escapes recognition by disguising himself as a servant-maid grinding corn. record