owed much of his success to his four marvellous possessions—
an invisible coat, a cap of wisdom, shoes of swiftness, and a
resistless sword. When he put on his coat no eye could see him; when he
had his shoes on no one could overtake him; his sword would cut through
everything; and when his cap was on he knew everything he required to
know. Yonge says the story is based on the Scandinavian tale of Thor
and Loki, while Masson maintains it to be a nursery version of the
feats of Corineus in Geoffrey of Monmouth's marvellous history. I
apprehend that neither of these suggestions will find many supporters.
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