Motif
Betrayal and killing within a marriage or trusted household
betrayal_and_killing_within_a_marriage_or_trusted_household
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 / ATLAMOL EN GRNLENZKU / THE GREENLAND BALLAD OF ATLI / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 19774-19879 confidence: high
Wounded Atli asks who has slain Buthli's son; Guthrun, daughter of Grimhild, admits guilt and names Hogni's son; Atli calls the act murder and betrayal of a trusted friend.
Guthrun admits the deed that is ending Atli's life, while Atli calls it betrayal by one he trusted and recalls their marriage.
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