Motif
Beauty accompanied by foreseen harm
beauty_accompanied_by_foreseen_harm
A motif of the Beauty Paired with Pain and Paradox family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER / THE STORY OF BURNT NJAL. / CHAPTER I. / OF FIDDLE MORD.; lines 1497-1532 confidence: high
Hallgerda, Hauskuld’s daughter, plays on the floor with other girls; she is fair-faced, tall, and has soft hair reaching to her waist.
Hallgerda’s beauty is emphasized, and Hrut says many will smart for it.
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