Motif
Dangerous monster bound until final destruction
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A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. 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 3614-3719 confidence: high
Tyr alone places his hand in Fenris's jaws; the gods fasten Gleipnir around the wolf's neck and paws, and Fenris bites off Tyr's hand at the wrist after he cannot escape.
Fenris is bound by the gods, remains chained until the last day, and is expected to break free and avenge his wrongs.
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