Motif
Dead beloved's grave affected by the living beloved's emotions
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL; lines 6802-6953 confidence: high
Dead spirits may revisit relatives; in the ballad of Aager and Else, the dead lover says joy brings roses to his grave, while grief fills it with black blood.
In the Aager and Else ballad, the dead lover says joy fills his grave with roses and grief fills it with black blood.
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