Motif
Cursed victory-giving weapon turns against its wielder
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR; lines 3495-3611 confidence: high
An old German soldier retires near the Danube, secretly buries his treasured sword beneath his hut, and says it will be found by the man destined to conquer the world, who will not escape the curse.
The sword brings victory to its possessors but is connected to a curse, and Attila is slain with it by Ildico.
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