Motif
Abandoned rope and false report of the hero's death
abandoned_rope_and_false_report_of_the_hero_s_death
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER LXIII. GRETTIR'S MEETING WITH THORIR ON THE REYKJA HEATH / CHAPTER LXIV. GHOSTS IN BARDARDAL / CHAPTER LXV. ADVENTURE WITH A TROLL-WOMAN / CHAPTER LXVI. GRETTIR SLAYS A GIANT; lines 5440-5500 confidence: high
The priest sees blood-covered debris carried down the water, assumes Grettir has been killed, leaves the rope, runs home, and reports Grettir dead.
The priest leaves the rope after seeing bloody debris and reports Grettir dead, though Grettir later returns and climbs up alone.
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