Motif
Captive king and ransom refused or delayed
captive_king_and_ransom_refused_or_delayed
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga); with Excerpts from the Poetic Edda THE HELL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD. / FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF BRYNHILD / THE SECOND OR ANCIENT LAY OF GUDRUN. / THE SONG OF ATLI.; lines 7110-7320 confidence: high
Gunnar is seized, set in fetters, bound hard, and asked whether he would buy life with gold; he answers that Hogni’s bleeding heart must first lie in his hand.
Gunnar is bound and asked to buy his life with gold, but he instead demands that Hogni’s bleeding heart be placed in his hand first.
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