Motif
deceptive guest as hidden assassin
deceptive_guest_as_hidden_assassin
A motif of the Hospitality Test and Stranger Guest family. 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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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER LII. GRETTIR IS CAPTURED BY FARMERS AND RELEASED BY THORBJORG / CHAPTER LIII. GRETTIR WINTERS IN LJARSKOGAR WITH THORSTEINN KUGGASON / CHAPTER LIV. ADVENTURE WITH LOPT / CHAPTER LV. GRETTIR IN THE ARNARVATN HEATH. DEATH OF GRIM THE FOREST-MAN; lines 4557-4598 confidence: high
Grim, an outlaw from the North, is bribed by people of Hrutafjord to kill Grettir, with promised pardon and money if successful.
Grim requests hospitality after being bribed to kill Grettir and conceals his purpose until the attempted attack.
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