Motif
Avenger kills ruler with his own sacred weapon
avenger_kills_ruler_with_his_own_sacred_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR; lines 3495-3611 confidence: high
Attila identifies the sword as Cheru's, declares world conquest, wins battles, marries Ildico, and is killed by her with the divine sword in fulfillment of the prophecy.
Ildico takes the divine sword and kills Attila to avenge her slain kin.
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