Motif
Contest game as outlet for warrior rivalry
contest_game_as_outlet_for_warrior_rivalry
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF; lines 10815-10937 confidence: medium
The youths play ball; the account says they push and beat others, leaving three men with broken arms and many bruised or maimed by night.
The ball game among young rivals includes pushing, beating, broken arms, bruising, and maiming.
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