Motif
chief god swallowed by wolf and avenger promised
chief_god_swallowed_by_wolf_and_avenger_promised
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS; lines 12098-12221 confidence: high
The battle pairs Odin with Fenris, Thor with the Midgard snake, Tyr with Garm, Frey with Surtr, and Heimdall with Loki; Fenris grows enormously and swallows Odin.
Fenris grows to cosmic scale, swallows Odin, and a quoted stanza says Vithar shall avenge Odin by cleaving the wolf's jaws.
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