Motif
betrayal and capture of a king in an enemy hall
betrayal_and_capture_of_a_king_in_an_enemy_hall
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Poetic Edda NOTES / ATLAKVITHA EN GRNLENZKA / THE GREENLAND LAY OF ATLI / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 18662-18798 confidence: high
The sister warns Gunnar that he is betrayed and should flee, says the snake den is destined for him, and Gunnar answers that help from the Rhine is too far away.
The sister warns Gunnar he is betrayed in Atli's hall, and Gunnar is then seized, chained, and bound.
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