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Huron folk-lore: III. the legend of The Thunderers

Journal of American folk-lore4 (15) • Published In 1891 • Pages: 289-294

By: Hale, Horatio.

Abstract
This document relates a tale about a young warrior who accidently breaks his leg and is abandoned by his comrades. He is rescued by an old man who asks the warrior to live with him and hunt for him. The warrior subsequently encounters the thunder gods who roam the earth to expunge evil. They reveal to him that his old companion is in fact a porcupine and a "noxious creature" to be destroyed, which they do. The gods return the warrior to his home, giving him magical powers of flight and rainmaking.
Subjects
Verbal arts
Spirits and gods
Ethnometeorology
Ethnozoology
culture
Huron/Wendat
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2015
Field Date
1872-1874
Coverage Date
1881-1881
Coverage Place
Amherstburg (Anderdon), Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Notes
Horatio Hale
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
17028737
LCSH
Wyandot Indians