Motif
fallen warrior thought finished but unwounded
fallen_warrior_thought_finished_but_unwounded
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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The Nibelungenlied THIRTY-SECOND ADVENTURE / THIRTY-THIRD ADVENTURE / THIRTY-FOURTH ADVENTURE / THIRTY-FIFTH ADVENTURE; lines 15663-15843 confidence: high
Giselher's blow makes Iring fall into the blood; onlookers think he will never wield a sword again, but he is unwounded and only stunned by the helmet blow before realizing he is alive.
Giselher's blow drops Iring into the blood and observers think he will not fight again, but the narrative states he is unwounded and only stunned.
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