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Gilitrutt

In short: A woman makes a bargain to have her wool woven. Payment is naming the weaver on the third guess.

Gilitrutt · The challenge of finding a name FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 64 Gilitrutt A woman makes a bargain to have her wool woven. Origin Iceland · Berlin collection Atlas record 1919 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF The challenge of finding a name Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Iceland · Berlin collection

In the 1919 collection, the cloth is due on the first day of summer. The woman’s husband hears a noise among the rocks and looks through a crack. The weaver repeats her own name as she works. He writes it on a slip of paper. His wife gives two other names before saying Gilitrutt on the third try. Both the sound of the loom and the order of the guesses matter.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1919 · Iceland · Berlin collection
    Åge Avenstrup & Elisabeth Treitel · Isländische Märchen und Volkssagen · Published collection

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