Motif
corpse-choosing women with charge of the slain
corpse_choosing_women_with_charge_of_the_slain
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 CLV. / OF SIGNS AND WONDERS. / CHAPTER CLVI. / BRIAN'S BATTLE.; lines 17071-17223 confidence: high
"we spare not / One life in the fray" and "We corse-choosing sisters / Have charge of the slain."
The speakers identify themselves as corpse-choosing sisters and state that they have charge of the slain and will spare no life in the fray.
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