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Huron folk-lore: III. the legend of The Thunderers
Journal of American folk-lore • 4 (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.
- 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