Motif
Boasts before monster-combat fail by morning
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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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem THE GEATS REACH HEOROT. / BEOWULF INTRODUCES HIMSELF AT THE PALACE. / HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF. / VIII.; lines 1837-1928 confidence: high
Warriors boast over the ale-vessel that they will grapple with Grendel; by morning the mead-hall and benches are bloody and Hrothgar has fewer retainers.
Warriors boast over the ale-vessel that they will face Grendel, but the next morning the hall is bloodied and Hrothgar has fewer retainers.
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