Motif
Death messengers ignored during a martial journey
death_messengers_ignored_during_a_martial_journey
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 19288-19476 confidence: high
A messenger reports that Kullervo's aged father has died and tells him to return and lay him in the lap of Kalma; Kullervo says a sable stallion at home can take him there.
Messengers report the deaths of father and brother and urge return, but Kullervo answers that a stallion can carry them and continues onward.
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