Motif
haunted household with repeated disappearances
haunted_household_with_repeated_disappearances
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 LXI. GRETTIR WINTERS UNDER THE GEITLAND GLACIER / CHAPTER LXII. HALLMUND IS KILLED BY A FOREST-MAN NAMED GRIM / CHAPTER LXIII. GRETTIR'S MEETING WITH THORIR ON THE REYKJA HEATH / CHAPTER LXIV. GHOSTS IN BARDARDAL; lines 5295-5371 confidence: high
Steinn is introduced as priest at Eyjardalsa; Thorsteinn and Steinvor live at Sandhaugar, a place generally thought haunted by trolls.
The passage links Sandhaugar with trolls, repeated nocturnal disturbances, two disappearances, and a local supposition of an evil spirit.
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