Motif
companions bound by shared fate
companions_bound_by_shared_fate
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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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER CL. / MORE OF KARI AND BJORN. / CHAPTER CLI. / OF KARI AND BJORN AND THORGEIR.; lines 16461-16547 confidence: high
Kari visits Gizur the white, receives a good sword at parting, rides to Eyrar, and takes passage with Kolbein the black, an Orkneyman and old friend who says one fate shall befall both of them.
Kolbein takes Kari by both hands and says one fate shall befall both of them.
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