Motif
Autonomous magic weapon of a god
autonomous_magic_weapon_of_a_god
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN / CHAPTER IX: FREY; lines 4487-4607 confidence: high
Frey receives a marvellous sword that fights successfully by itself when drawn; he uses it chiefly against frost giants and is sometimes confounded with Tyr or Saxnot because of the weapon.
Frey's sword fights successfully of its own accord once drawn and is used against frost giants.
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