Motif
enchanted weapons made from fragments of a felled tree
enchanted_weapons_made_from_fragments_of_a_felled_tree
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 1672-1830 confidence: high
Oak chips and splinters scatter on the ocean, rock on the waters like a boat, and are carried north by winds and currents.
The Northland maiden gathers oak chips and splinters carried by water and takes them to make enchanted arrows and weapons.
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