Motif
false accusation leads to bride's animal trampling
false_accusation_leads_to_bride_s_animal_trampling
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10667-10774 confidence: high
Swanhild is affianced to Ermenrich; Sibich falsely accuses Randwer, leading Ermenrich to hang Randwer and order Swanhild trampled by wild horses, which kill her after she is hidden under a blanket.
Sibich's accusation leads Ermenrich to execute Randwer and order Swanhild trampled by wild horses, which kill her after she is hidden under a blanket.
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