Motif
arranged marriage resisted by the bride
arranged_marriage_resisted_by_the_bride
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER IX. / THORWALD GETS HALLGERDA TO WIFE. / CHAPTER X. / HALLGERDA'S WEDDING.; lines 2307-2375 confidence: high
Hauskuld tells Hallgerda of the bargain. She says he did not think it worthwhile to tell her and that the match is not as good as he had promised; she shows that she thinks she is thrown away.
Hallgerda is told of the marriage bargain only after it is made, objects to the match, and Hauskuld asserts that his will shall prevail over hers.
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