Motif
Care of a sacred courtyard tree
care_of_a_sacred_courtyard_tree
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 12766-12955 confidence: high
The addressee is addressed as maiden, told to dress plainly and cleanly for the husband's honor, to tend the sacred sorb-tree and mountain-ashes in the courtyard, and to please her husband.
The addressee is told to tend the sacred sorb-tree and guard the mountain-ashes planted in the courtyard.
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