Motif
Loss of sovereignty and cultural decline
loss_of_sovereignty_and_cultural_decline
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Poetic Edda GENERAL INTRODUCTION / WHAT IS THE POETIC EDDA? / THE ORIGIN OF THE EDDIC POEMS / THE EDDA AND OLD NORSE LITERATURE; lines 437-508 confidence: medium
After 1250, the passage describes decline: Iceland lost independence, Norway came under alien rule, pestilence and famine affected the North, volcanic disturbances harmed Iceland, and literature declined.
The passage links the post-1250 decline of literature with Iceland's loss of independence, Norway's alien rule, and disasters such as pestilence, famine, and volcanic disturbances.
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