Motif
extraordinary multiple birth and ancestral founder siblings
extraordinary_multiple_birth_and_ancestral_founder_siblings
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Ancestral Sibling Progenitors. 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 THE POEM OF HYNDLA / INTRODUCTORY NOTE / FRAGMENT OF THE SHORT VOLUSPO / NOTES; lines 9046-9159 confidence: medium
Halfdan the Old is called a mythical king of Denmark; it was foretold that his line would be renowned for three hundred years, and Almveig bore him eighteen sons, nine at one birth.
Almveig bears Halfdan eighteen sons, including nine at one birth; nine are slain and the other nine become ancestors of famous families.
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