Motif
blood-feud vengeance oath restrained and deferred
blood_feud_vengeance_oath_restrained_and_deferred
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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germanic
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The Nibelungenlied FOURTEENTH ADVENTURE / FIFTEENTH ADVENTURE / SIXTEENTH ADVENTURE / SEVENTEENTH ADVENTURE; lines 8544-8712 confidence: high
Siegfried's attire is removed, blood is washed from his wounds, and he is laid on a bier; his Nibelungen warriors vow not to rest until he is avenged and take weapons.
Siegfried's warriors vow vengeance and arm themselves, while Kriemhild restrains them, warns that they are outnumbered, and postpones vengeance until the guilty person is known.
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