Motif
Boaster humiliated by public defeat
boaster_humiliated_by_public_defeat
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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norse
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER LIV. ADVENTURE WITH LOPT / CHAPTER LV. GRETTIR IN THE ARNARVATN HEATH. DEATH OF GRIM THE FOREST-MAN / CHAPTER LVI. TREACHERY AND DEATH OF THORIR REDBEARD / CHAPTER LIX. THE CHASTISEMENT OF GISLI; lines 4925-4990 confidence: high
At the swollen Haffjardara river, difficult to ford, Gisli tries to go into the river; Grettir seizes and overpowers him, pins him, and questions him about wanting to meet Grettir.
Gisli is framed as one who wanted to meet Grettir, flees, is whipped, loses belongings, and is mocked in judgment and verse for his boasting.
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