Motif
aged hero's solitary final monster-combat preparation
aged_hero_s_solitary_final_monster_combat_preparation
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem XXXII. / THE HOARD AND THE DRAGON. / XXXIII. / BRAVE THOUGH AGED.--REMINISCENCES.; lines 5044-5164 confidence: medium
Beowulf orders a war-shield made wholly of iron because wood cannot help against fire; the narrator says the ruler's last days and the worm's fate are linked.
The narrator links Beowulf's last days with the worm's fate; Beowulf orders an iron shield and refuses to seek a large war-band against the dragon.
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