Motif
battle traces concealed to prevent mourning
battle_traces_concealed_to_prevent_mourning
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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The Nibelungenlied FIRST ADVENTURE / SECOND ADVENTURE / THIRD ADVENTURE. / FOURTH ADVENTURE; lines 2922-3089 confidence: medium
Gunther rides out to meet the returning warriors, thanks them, asks how many have fallen, learns that sixty are lost, and sees hewn shields and shattered helmets.
The passage describes blood-stained saddles hidden from sight so that women will not weep, alongside wounded men, fallen warriors, and damaged war-gear.
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