Motif
Capture of an elf figure by a king
capture_of_an_elf_figure_by_a_king
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm 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 Poetic Edda VLUNDARKVITHA / THE LAY OF VLUND / INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES; lines 10453-10558 confidence: medium
The note says the poem identifies Vlund as belonging to the race of elves and identifies Hlothver's daughter as Hervor.
Vlund is identified as an elf, and Nithuth comes with his men to capture and accuse him.
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