Motif
destruction of enemies by burning an enclosed house
destruction_of_enemies_by_burning_an_enclosed_house
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
native american plateau (1) · norse (1)
native american plateau
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Myths of the Modocs KOWAM AND GAHGA / CHARACTERS / MYTHS OF THE MODOCS 285 / MYTHS OF THE MODOCS 287; lines 14983-15012 confidence: high
Kowam takes bow and arrows, shoots the Loks through the smoke hole, kills them all, covers the house with dry grass, piles wood around it, and sets it on fire.
Kowam kills the Loks through the smoke hole and then burns the house by covering it with dry grass, piling wood around it, and setting it on fire.
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norse
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Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway HALFDAN THE BLACK SAGA. / PRELIMINARY REMARKS. / ENDNOTES: / HARALD HARFAGER'S SAGA.; lines 1261-1375 confidence: high
Halfdan Haleg and Gudrod Ljome arrive suddenly with a great force, surround Earl Ragnvald's house, and burn him and sixty men inside.
Halfdan Haleg and Gudrod Ljome surround the house containing Earl Ragnvald and burn him and sixty men inside.
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