Motif
armed hero faces threats in the water
armed_hero_faces_threats_in_the_water
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem BEOWULF INTRODUCES HIMSELF AT THE PALACE. / HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF. / VIII. / UNFERTH TAUNTS BEOWULF.; lines 1930-2035 confidence: high
Beowulf says he and Breca made a youthful agreement to venture on the ocean; while swimming, they brandished unsheathed swords to protect themselves from sharks, and Beowulf would not leave Breca.
Beowulf says he and Breca swam with unsheathed swords against sharks, and Beowulf later uses his weapon against the sea-creature.
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