Motif
battle fate woven by supernatural women
battle_fate_woven_by_supernatural_women
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving 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 CLV. / OF SIGNS AND WONDERS. / CHAPTER CLVI. / BRIAN'S BATTLE.; lines 17071-17223 confidence: high
"warp is stretched / For warriors' fall" and the weft is "wet with blood"; the warp is blood-red and the weft corpse-blue.
The passage presents supernatural female figures weaving a battle-textile from blood, human remains, and weapons while foretelling and controlling deaths in battle.
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