Motif
creation account embedded in feast-song
creation_account_embedded_in_feast_song
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem LIST OF WORDS AND PHRASES NOT IN GENERAL USE. / BEOWULF. / THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SCYLD. / SCYLD'S SUCCESSORS.--HROTHGAR'S GREAT MEAD-HALL.; lines 1070-1176 confidence: high
A mighty war-spirit dwelling in darkness bitterly endures the hall's daily laughter, harp-music, and clear song.
The singer in the hall recounts earth's beginnings, the creator's making of the world, surrounding water, celestial lights, vegetation, and living beings.
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