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THE THUNDERWEAPON
137. Fear of the thunderstone, sanctity of places struck by
lightning (taboo) : 102, 104, uocz, 113, 130.
138. Where kept.—Out-of-the-way place in the house : 15,
5i, 53·—Under the roof: 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 18, 26, 29, 37, 59, 69,
94^, m, 100, no#.—Immured in the house: 14, 15, 16, %2f,
94/4 g6a, 109.—Behind the wainscot: 35.—Under the floor:
14, 19.—Under the threshold: 103, noa.—On the top of the
four-poster: 14, 18.—On the clock: 69.—On the shelf under
the beams (the milk shelf): 25, 55, 56, 63, 67.—On the hearth :
34.—In the bed : 23. — In the locker of the chest (or the bureau):
60, 62, 64.—Under the bed or under a chest: 15, 27, 53, 58.
139. The thunderstone (the lightning-image) worn as an
amulet: 57, 64, 67, 80, 82 k, 96 a, 99, 110 a, 113, 114, 115 b, 118#,
124, 131·
140. Use of the thunderstone.—Acts as protection against
lightning: passim.—Against trolls: 39, 72, 82^, 86, 87, 947».—
Against the nightmare: 10, 40, 82 Z, 83.—For various healing
purposes : passim.·—-Pounded, for healing purposes : 36, 82 d,
82Z4 94r, 101, 122, 126, 129.—Heals cattle: (32), 82^,94/,
101, 107, 108, no#.—Near milk: 25, 32, 50, 56, 61, 69, 71, 83,
94 0, 98, 119 b.—Near corn : 82 e, 940·.—General bringer of good
luck : 33, 82 z, 102, 107.
141. Stone axes with figures or inscriptions engraved at a
later period : 74-76, 84, 85, 95, 115 b.
142. The thunderstone hurled by a personal god : 81, 98?
104, 106, 129.
143. Doubling or repetition of the lightning-image (the
thunderstone): 6, 80, uo£, 115 e-f, u8£, 119^; cf. pp. 20
and 30.
144. Oath sworn by the thunderstone :
cf. pp. 8 and 31.
94 Z, 113, 115^-/;
CAMBRIDGE : PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
THE THUNDERWEAPON
137. Fear of the thunderstone, sanctity of places struck by
lightning (taboo) : 102, 104, uocz, 113, 130.
138. Where kept.—Out-of-the-way place in the house : 15,
5i, 53·—Under the roof: 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 18, 26, 29, 37, 59, 69,
94^, m, 100, no#.—Immured in the house: 14, 15, 16, %2f,
94/4 g6a, 109.—Behind the wainscot: 35.—Under the floor:
14, 19.—Under the threshold: 103, noa.—On the top of the
four-poster: 14, 18.—On the clock: 69.—On the shelf under
the beams (the milk shelf): 25, 55, 56, 63, 67.—On the hearth :
34.—In the bed : 23. — In the locker of the chest (or the bureau):
60, 62, 64.—Under the bed or under a chest: 15, 27, 53, 58.
139. The thunderstone (the lightning-image) worn as an
amulet: 57, 64, 67, 80, 82 k, 96 a, 99, 110 a, 113, 114, 115 b, 118#,
124, 131·
140. Use of the thunderstone.—Acts as protection against
lightning: passim.—Against trolls: 39, 72, 82^, 86, 87, 947».—
Against the nightmare: 10, 40, 82 Z, 83.—For various healing
purposes : passim.·—-Pounded, for healing purposes : 36, 82 d,
82Z4 94r, 101, 122, 126, 129.—Heals cattle: (32), 82^,94/,
101, 107, 108, no#.—Near milk: 25, 32, 50, 56, 61, 69, 71, 83,
94 0, 98, 119 b.—Near corn : 82 e, 940·.—General bringer of good
luck : 33, 82 z, 102, 107.
141. Stone axes with figures or inscriptions engraved at a
later period : 74-76, 84, 85, 95, 115 b.
142. The thunderstone hurled by a personal god : 81, 98?
104, 106, 129.
143. Doubling or repetition of the lightning-image (the
thunderstone): 6, 80, uo£, 115 e-f, u8£, 119^; cf. pp. 20
and 30.
144. Oath sworn by the thunderstone :
cf. pp. 8 and 31.
94 Z, 113, 115^-/;
CAMBRIDGE : PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.