Motif
armed strangers arrive at a royal hall and are formally questioned
armed_strangers_arrive_at_a_royal_hall_and_are_formally_questioned
A motif of the Hospitality Test and Stranger Guest family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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germanic
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem GRENDEL THE MURDERER. / BEOWULF GOES TO HROTHGAR'S ASSISTANCE. / THE GEATS REACH HEOROT. / BEOWULF INTRODUCES HIMSELF AT THE PALACE.; lines 1566-1658 confidence: high
The highway glistens; the armed party approaches the palace together, with war-burnies, ring-swords, and armor described.
The visitors arrive in war-gear, set their arms by the hall, and are asked by a royal servant about their origin, lineage, and purpose.
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