Motif
ambush away from protected home
ambush_away_from_protected_home
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare 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 LXIX. / OLAF THE PEACOCK'S GIFTS TO GUNNAR. / CHAPTER LXX. / MORD'S COUNSEL.; lines 7372-7416 confidence: high
Mord advises Thorgeir Otkell's son to beguile Ormilda, Gunnar's kinswoman, says he will spread a story about Gunnar's reaction, and advises not attacking Gunnar at home while the hound lives.
Mord warns against seeking Gunnar at home while the hound lives and later plans an attack when Gunnar travels to and from the isles.
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