Motif
kinslaying for a hoard
kinslaying_for_a_hoard
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Wealth, Luxury, and Greed. 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 9862-9984 confidence: high
The curse begins to operate: Fafnir and Regin covet shares of the treasure; Hreidmar hoards it; Fafnir kills Hreidmar, takes all the treasure, drives Regin away, and tells him to earn his own living.
Fafnir kills his father Hreidmar to seize the treasure and refuses Regin a share.
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