Motif
dangerous hospitality at a foreign court
dangerous_hospitality_at_a_foreign_court
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
germanic
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The Nibelungenlied TWENTY-FIFTH ADVENTURE / TWENTY-SIXTH ADVENTURE / TWENTY-SEVENTH ADVENTURE / TWENTY-EIGHTH ADVENTURE; lines 13449-13628 confidence: high
Hildebrand reports the Burgundians' arrival; Dietrich grieves and rides with Wolfhart and many thanes to receive them; Hagen identifies the approaching Amelung company and urges respectful greeting.
The Burgundians arrive as invited guests and receive formal welcomes, yet Dietrich warns of danger, Kriemhild greets with false intent, and the followers are separated by her counsel.
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