Motif
Giants hostile to Christian sound
giants_hostile_to_christian_sound
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family, within the sub-family Resistance and Hostility to Enchanted Sound. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS; lines 8535-8655 confidence: high
Later myths and fairy-tales present giants as disliking church bells and the singing of monks and nuns after Christianity.
After Christianity, giants are said to dislike church bells and monastic singing; Senjemand is angered by a nun's hymn.
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