Motif
drunken ruler unable to prevent loss of control
drunken_ruler_unable_to_prevent_loss_of_control
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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The Poetic Edda ATLAKVITHA EN GRNLENZKA / THE GREENLAND LAY OF ATLI / INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES; lines 19142-19192 confidence: medium
Guthrun distributes Atli's treasures among his followers apparently to prevent wrath over the slaying of Erp and Eitil from turning against her; Atli is too drunk to realize or prevent it.
Atli is described as too drunk to realize or prevent Guthrun's actions with his treasures.
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