Motif
Drink-induced forgetfulness
drink_induced_forgetfulness
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication 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 Poetic Edda GUTHRUNARKVITHA II, EN FORNA / THE SECOND, OR OLD, LAY OF GUTHRUN / INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES; lines 17886-17993 confidence: medium
Note 25 discusses a manuscript reading about forgetting after a draught is drunk, identifies three kings as probably Atli's emissaries, and suggests Atli may have come to seek Guthrun's hand.
The notes refer to a draught after which people forgot and discuss the placement of a draught of forgetfulness.
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