Motif
betrayed guests make a doomed last stand
betrayed_guests_make_a_doomed_last_stand
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10571-10664 confidence: high
The Niblungs ride to Atli's hall, discover they have been entrapped, kill Knefrud, and prepare to sell their lives dearly.
The Niblungs discover the trap at Atli's hall, kill the messenger, resist repeated assaults, and are killed or captured.
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