Motif
blood omen in an abandoned object
blood_omen_in_an_abandoned_object
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Bodily, Material, and Mishap Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 6368-6539 confidence: high
Lemminkainen, combing his hair and beard, throws his brush to the wall and says evil will overtake him when blood flows from that hairbrush and its bristles.
Lemminkainen declares that misfortune will be known when blood flows from the hairbrush and its bristles after he throws it to the wall.
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