Motif
atonement through arbitration and compensation
atonement_through_arbitration_and_compensation
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond 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 LXXII. / OF THE SUITS FOR MANSLAUGHTER AT THE THING. / CHAPTER LXXIII. / OF THE ATONEMENT.; lines 7613-7665 confidence: high
Many chiefs press for atonement; twelve men are to make an award, and both sides handsel the settlement.
The passage centers on chiefs pressing for atonement, twelve men issuing an award, both sides handseling the settlement, and a compensation sum being paid at the Thing.
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