Motif
dangerous hospitality for a fugitive outlaw
dangerous_hospitality_for_a_fugitive_outlaw
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 Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER XLIII. THE SONS OF THORIR OF SKARD ARE SLAIN BY ATLI AND GRIM / CHAPTER XLIV. SETTLEMENT OF THE FEUD AT THE HUNAVATN THING / CHAPTER XLV. ATLI MURDERED BY THORBJORN OXMAIN / CHAPTER XLVI. SENTENCE OF OUTLAWRY PASSED UPON GRETTIR AT THE ALL-THING; lines 3889-3928 confidence: medium
Grettir keeps his planned northward journey secret; Grim offers future protection but wants to avoid outlawry for harbouring Grettir.
Grim offers Grettir protection but explicitly wants to avoid the penalty of being outlawed for harbouring him.
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