Motif
Heroic destiny apportioned by fate-beings
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A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Fate Sisters, Birth Allotters, and Threshold Spinners. 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 Poetic Edda HELGAKVITHA HUNDINGSBANA I / THE FIRST LAY OF HELGI HUNDINGSBANE / INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES; lines 11906-12029 confidence: high
The note says the Norns preside over Helgi's early destiny here, rather than a Valkyrie as in Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar.
The Norns preside over Helgi's early destiny and grant him geographically expansive fame.
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