Motif
animated weapons as omen of battle
animated_weapons_as_omen_of_battle
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination 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 CLIV. / GUNNAR LAMBI'S SON'S SLAYING. / CHAPTER CLV. / OF SIGNS AND WONDERS.; lines 16838-16909 confidence: high
Second night: another din occurs; swords leap from sheaths and axes and spears fly and fight; many are wounded; one man dies on every ship.
Swords, axes, and spears move and fight in the air, wounding men; Ospak interprets this as foreboding a battle.
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