Motif
Heroic disguise to escape recognition
heroic_disguise_to_escape_recognition
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Identity Disguises and Concealed Status. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 9547-9642 confidence: high
Helgi is fostered by Hagal; at fifteen he enters Hunding’s hall alone, leaves an insulting message, is pursued to Hagal’s dwelling, and escapes recognition by disguising himself as a servant-maid grinding corn.
Helgi avoids capture by posing as a servant-maid grinding corn while pursuers search Hagal’s dwelling.
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