Motif
boon request secures conditional hospitality
boon_request_secures_conditional_hospitality
A motif of the Hospitality Test and Stranger Guest 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 Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER XIV. / GLUM'S WEDDING. / CHAPTER XV. / THIOSTOLF GOES TO GLUM'S HOUSE.; lines 2796-2843 confidence: high
Thiostolf asked whether things went well between Hallgerda and Glum; Hallgerda said their love ran smoothly, then embraced Glum around the neck and asked for a boon.
Hallgerda asks Glum for a boon that Thiostolf be allowed to stay, and Glum grants it with a condition against future wrongdoing.
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