Motif
Bloodied garment used as a vengeance-token
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects 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 Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER CXIV. / OF FLOSI THORD'S SON. / CHAPTER CXV. / OF FLOSI AND HILDIGUNNA.; lines 11370-11485 confidence: high
Hildigunna unlocks her chest and takes out the cloak, Flosi's gift, in which Hauskuld had been slain; she had kept it with the blood.
Hildigunna keeps the cloak in which Hauskuld was slain, blood and all, throws it over Flosi, and uses it while demanding vengeance for Hauskuld's wounds.
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