Motif
hero clears a perilous route for travelers
hero_clears_a_perilous_route_for_travelers
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Liberation, Defense, and Route Clearing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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germanic
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF. / VIII. / UNFERTH TAUNTS BEOWULF. / BEOWULF SILENCES UNFERTH.--GLEE IS HIGH.; lines 2037-2182 confidence: high
Beowulf says sea-enemies sought to feast on his body, but he served them with his dear sword, wounded them, and left them on the strand so travelers were no longer hindered from sailing.
Beowulf says that after he put the sea-monsters to sleep with the sword, travelers were no longer hindered from sailing the currents.
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