Motif
Bad counsel blocks reconciliation
bad_counsel_blocks_reconciliation
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. 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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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER XLVIII. / HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY. / CHAPTER XLIX. / OF SKAMKELL'S EVIL COUNSEL.; lines 5469-5625 confidence: high
Gunnar summons Thrain and Lambi, rides with eleven men to Kirkby, and Skamkell tells Otkell to appear weighty and says he will stand close by him.
Skamkell repeatedly advises Otkell to reject Gunnar's settlement proposals and to place the suit before other authorities.
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