Motif
haunted holding unable to keep shepherds
haunted_holding_unable_to_keep_shepherds
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family. 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 Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER XXVII. SENTENCES ON THE FOSTER-BROTHERS / CHAPTER XXIX. HORSE-FIGHT AT LANGAFIT / CHAPTER XXX. THORBJORN OXMAIN AND THE FRAY AT HRUTAFJARDARHALS / CHAPTER XXXI. GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI; lines 2700-2780 confidence: high
Thorhall asks Skapti for counsel because he has difficulty keeping shepherds; some are injured, others cannot finish, and no one will come if they know what to expect.
Thorhall cannot keep shepherds because they are injured or fail at the work, and both Skapti and Thorhall frame the difficulty as connected with an evil spirit or haunting.
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