Motif
Blood of bound monster becomes river
blood_of_bound_monster_becomes_river
A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR; lines 3614-3719 confidence: high
The gods fasten the fetter Gelgia through the rock Gioll to the boulder Thviti, thrust a sword into Fenris's mouth to silence him, and his blood forms the river Von; he remains chained until the last day.
Fenris's blood pours out in streams after the sword is placed in his mouth and forms the river Von.
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