Motif
burial at the death place under a stone cairn
burial_at_the_death_place_under_a_stone_cairn
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER XXVII. SENTENCES ON THE FOSTER-BROTHERS / CHAPTER XXIX. HORSE-FIGHT AT LANGAFIT / CHAPTER XXX. THORBJORN OXMAIN AND THE FRAY AT HRUTAFJARDARHALS / CHAPTER XXXI. GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI; lines 2782-2826 confidence: medium
With a priest accompanying them, the men search all day and fail to find Glam. The priest refuses to return; without him they find Glam, abandon the church burial attempt, and bury him under a stone cairn where he is.
After failed efforts to bring Glam to the church, the men bury him where he is under a cairn of stones.
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