Motif
dangerous guest brings ill luck
dangerous_guest_brings_ill_luck
A motif of the Hospitality Test and Stranger Guest 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 LXXXV. / THE BATTLE WITH THE EARLS. / CHAPTER LXXXVI. / HRAPP'S VOYAGE FROM ICELAND.; lines 8790-8850 confidence: high
Tofi leads Hrapp into a small, well-built house and tells his mistress Hrapp has joined him; she warns that most men will get ill luck from Hrapp.
After Tofi takes Hrapp into his company, the mistress warns that most men will get ill luck from Hrapp.
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