Motif
binding of a dangerous wolf with bodily cost
binding_of_a_dangerous_wolf_with_bodily_cost
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering 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 / LOKASENNA / LOKIS WRANGLING / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 6177-6375 confidence: low
Tyr has one hand; Fenrir bit off the other when the gods bound him.
Tyr is described as one-handed because Fenrir bit off his other hand when the gods bound the wolf.
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