Motif
Dead warrior promises success in revenge
dead_warrior_promises_success_in_revenge
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 5654-5725 confidence: high
The Scalped-Man tells the leader not to fear and says the dead men will give success for revenge; the next day the party kills an enemy hunter, and the poor boy urges them to continue.
The Scalped-Man tells the living leader that the dead men will give success so the party may take revenge on their killers.
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