Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Awakening an enchanted armored woman

awakening_an_enchanted_armored_woman

A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


norse

  • The Poetic Edda NOTES / SIGRDRIFUMOL / THE BALLAD OF THE VICTORY-BRINGER / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 15271-15439 confidence: high

    Inside the shield-tower, Sigurth sees a sleeping armed figure, removes the helm, discovers a woman, cuts off the fast mail-coat, and she awakens.

    A sleeping armored woman is found in a shield-tower; Sigurth removes helm and mail-coat, after which she awakens and asks who freed her from sleep.

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