Motif
Fate decreed at birth by female beings
fate_decreed_at_birth_by_female_beings
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XIV: HERMOD / CHAPTER XV: VIDAR / CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS; lines 6291-6393 confidence: high
Skuld decrees that the child will live only as long as the bedside taper; the eldest Norn extinguishes it, gives the smoking stump to the mother, and tells her to keep it and never light it until the son is weary of life.
The Norns come to determine the prince's life, and Skuld decrees a lifespan bound to the taper.
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