Motif
forced test of old belief after conversion
forced_test_of_old_belief_after_conversion
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Sacred Calling, Conversion, and Faith Tests. 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: medium
At Olaf Tryggvesson’s court, Nornagesta is converted and baptized by force; the king forces him to light the taper, and when it goes out Nornagesta falls lifeless.
Olaf compels baptism and then forces Nornagesta to light the taper to show that superstition is past; the prediction is fulfilled when Nornagesta dies.
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