Motif
fate fixed by the Norns
fate_fixed_by_the_norns
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Norns and Their Fate Pronouncements. 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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The Poetic Edda NOTES / HAMTHESMOL / THE BALLAD OF HAMTHER / INTRODUCTORY NOTE; lines 20834-20904 confidence: high
Hamther says Erp would have cut off Jormunrek's head if living; he calls Erp the brother killed on the road and says the Norns drove him to slay the hero.
Hamther says the Norns drove him to slay Erp, and the later speech says no one outlives the night when the Norns have spoken.
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