Motif
Death figure riding through plague and famine
death_figure_riding_through_plague_and_famine
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Apocalypse and End Times. 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 XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL; lines 6802-6953 confidence: high
Hel leaves her dismal abode on a three-legged white horse during pestilence or famine; rake and broom imagery correspond to partial survival or large-scale depopulation.
Hel ranges the earth on a three-legged white horse during pestilence or famine, with rake and broom imagery marking mortality.
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