Motif
hero defeats storm-causing witches
hero_defeats_storm_causing_witches
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF; lines 11342-11475 confidence: high
Frithiof orders Björn to hold the rudder, climbs the mast-top, sees a whale carrying the two witches, and commands the understanding ship Ellida to run down both whale and witches.
Frithiof identifies the witches riding a whale, runs them down with Ellida, and the storm immediately ceases.
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