Motif
absence enabling betrayal by a remaining enemy
absence_enabling_betrayal_by_a_remaining_enemy
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
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germanic
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The Nibelungenlied SIXTEENTH ADVENTURE / SEVENTEENTH ADVENTURE / EIGHTEENTH ADVENTURE / NINETEENTH ADVENTURE; lines 9253-9376 confidence: medium
Gunther and his kin ride away except Hagen, who stays from hatred; before their return he takes the treasure and sinks it in the Rhine near Loch, hoping to profit but not doing so.
The king and kinsmen ride away while Hagen remains behind from hatred and acts before their return.
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