Motif
betrayal through negligent guard and disclosure of weakness
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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.
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norse
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER LXXIX. THE SPELL TAKES EFFECT / CHAPTER LXXX. THE SPELL CONTINUES TO WORK / CHAPTER LXXXI. THORBJORN AGAIN VISITS DRANGEY / CHAPTER LXXXII. THE LAST BATTLE--DEATH OF GRETTIR AND ILLUGI; lines 6503-6617 confidence: high
Glaum leaves the ladder undrawn, feels sleepy, lies down, and sleeps until Thorbjorn reaches the island.
Glaum fails to secure the ladder, sleeps, and then reveals Grettir's sickness and wound to the attackers; Angle explicitly calls this betrayal.
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