Motif
haunted household creates need for helper and counsel
haunted_household_creates_need_for_helper_and_counsel
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.
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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 2585-2698 confidence: high
Thorhall is introduced at Thorhallsstad in Forsaeludal as a wealthy livestock owner with a wife and children; he has difficulty getting a shepherd because the place is haunted.
Thorhall cannot find a suitable shepherd because his place is haunted, and he seeks counsel after other experienced men provide no useful advice.
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