Motif
dangerous fire-fetching across water
dangerous_fire_fetching_across_water
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light 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 Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER XXXV. THE FIGHT WITH GLAM'S GHOST / CHAPTER XXXVI. THORBJORN SLOWCOACH AT HOME / CHAPTER XXXVII. GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND KILLS THORBJORN SLOWCOACH / CHAPTER XXXVIII. GRETTIR FETCHES FIRE--THE SONS OF THORIR ARE BURNT; lines 3224-3309 confidence: high
Grettir and his companions encounter worsening winter weather near Stad, shelter under a bank, lack fire, and see a large fire across the channel; the men discuss the danger of trying to get it.
The companions' survival depends on obtaining fire; Grettir swims across a channel in winter conditions to bring it back.
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