Motif
Bridegroom chosen under restricted sight
bridegroom_chosen_under_restricted_sight
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN; lines 4277-4407 confidence: high
The gods show Skadi Thiassi’s eyes shining as stars and offer her a husband from among the gods if she chooses by looking only at their naked feet; she selects feet she thinks belong to Balder.
Skadi is blindfolded so she can see only the gods’ feet, chooses the feet she finds beautiful, and discovers she has chosen Niörd rather than Balder.
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