Motif
ancestral language transmission
ancestral_language_transmission
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda INDEX 291 / THE YOUNGER EDDA. / INTRODUCTION. / FOREWORD.; lines 1000-1020 confidence: medium
Yngve, Odin's son, is king in Sweden and ancestor of the Ynglings; the Asas marry, multiply, spread, and their tongue becomes native to the lands.
The Asiamen's tongue becomes native to the lands, and the passage says the Asas brought this tongue north to Norway, Sweden, and Saxland.
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