Motif
animal-named invulnerable berserk war-band
animal_named_invulnerable_berserk_war_band
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness 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 Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga THE SAGA OF GRETTIR THE STRONG / GRETTIR'S SAGA / CHAPTER I. THE FAMILY AND EARLY WARS OF ONUND THE SON OF OFEIG / CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF HAFRSFJORD; lines 99-178 confidence: high
Harald sends forward his berserks called Wolfskins, described as invulnerable to iron and irresistible in a charge; Thorir fights valiantly, falls, and his ship is cleared and cut out of the battle line.
Harald's berserks are called Wolfskins, are said to be unharmed by iron, and are described as irresistible when charging.
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