Motif
burial of the slain in a cairn
burial_of_the_slain_in_a_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.
1 occurrences
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norse
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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER XC. / THE QUARREL OF NJAL'S SONS WITH THRAIN SIGFUS' SON. / CHAPTER XCI. / THRAIN SIGFUS' SON'S SLAYING.; lines 9682-9774 confidence: high
Njal hears the report and says the tidings are likely to bring the death of one of his sons or more evil; Gunnar Lambi's son carries Thrain's body to Gritwater, where it is laid in a cairn.
Thrain's body is taken to Gritwater and laid in a cairn after the killing.
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