Motif
ambiguous command to a magical weapon
ambiguous_command_to_a_magical_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country CANTO X / THE HEROES AND THE WATER-DEMON / CANTO XI / THE LOSS OF THE SWORD; lines 2618-2719 confidence: high
Kalevide commands the sword to speak to heroes of his race, sing to a great singer, rise for a hero like himself, and cut off both feet of the man who brought it there; the narrator notes that he meant the sorcerer but expressed himself ambiguously.
Kalevide commands the sword to act under future conditions, including cutting off both feet of the man who brought it there, and the narrator states that he meant the sorcerer but spoke ambiguously.
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