Motif
Alliance pledge strained by competing kinship ties
alliance_pledge_strained_by_competing_kinship_ties
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER CXIV. / OF FLOSI THORD'S SON. / CHAPTER CXV. / OF FLOSI AND HILDIGUNNA.; lines 11370-11485 confidence: medium
Flosi asks Ingialld not to part from his suit; Ingialld says he is constrained by ties to Njal and his sons, and Flosi reminds him that he had given his word to stand by him in every suit.
Flosi asks Ingialld to stand by his suit; Ingialld cites ties to Njal and his sons, while Flosi reminds him of a pledge linked to marriage.
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