Motif
Binding of a dangerous monster by the gods
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR; lines 3495-3611 confidence: high
Odin leads Fenris to Asgard; the gods fear the wolf, only Tyr feeds him, and the gods decide to bind him rather than desecrate their peace-steads by killing him.
The gods decide to bind Fenris rather than slay him, and they test chains on him, though he breaks the first two.
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