Motif
boast followed by supernatural counter-action
boast_followed_by_supernatural_counter_action
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 6913-7085 confidence: medium
Lemminkainen says he can manage the snow-shoes, takes quiver, bow, and snow-cane, and boasts that no running deer can be beyond his reach.
After Lemminkainen boasts that no deer can escape him, Hisi and Juutas hear his words and create or send the magic reindeer to exhaust him.
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