Motif
brothers united in life and death
brothers_united_in_life_and_death
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Shared Death and Posthumous Brotherly Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 17332-17343 confidence: high
The brothers love one another, stay together in the house, practice their trades well, earn much money, and live happily until old age.
The passage emphasizes the brothers' lifelong co-residence, affection, shared prosperity, nearly consecutive deaths, and burial in one grave.
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