Motif
animal contest as feud catalyst
animal_contest_as_feud_catalyst
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER LVI. / GUNNAR AND GEIR THE PRIEST STRIVE AT THE THING. / CHAPTER LVII. / OF STARKAD AND HIS SONS.; lines 6328-6448 confidence: high
Starkad has a good chestnut horse thought unmatched in fight; the brothers from Sandgil discuss householders and ask whether anyone will fight a horse against them.
The passage centers on a horse-fight challenge that Gunnar tries to keep as sport, while Njal predicts many men's bane will arise from the fight.
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