Motif
Boastful challenger of a ghost is killed after warning
boastful_challenger_of_a_ghost_is_killed_after_warning
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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1 traditions
norse
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER XXIX. HORSE-FIGHT AT LANGAFIT / CHAPTER XXX. THORBJORN OXMAIN AND THE FRAY AT HRUTAFJARDARHALS / CHAPTER XXXI. GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI / CHAPTER XXXIII. DOINGS OF GLAM'S GHOST. AWFUL CONDITION OF VATNSDAL; lines 2829-2915 confidence: high
Thorhall warns Thorgaut about apparitions and says he will not deceive him; Thorgaut says he will not give himself up as lost because of ghostlings and will not change quarters for that reason.
Thorgaut receives warnings, mocks the ghostlings and Glam's roof-riding, goes out on Yule Eve, and is found dead at Glam's cairn.
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