Motif
magic ancestral weapon marked by fire
magic_ancestral_weapon_marked_by_fire
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15818-16007 confidence: high
The landlord of Pohyola takes down a broadsword, challenges Lemminkainen, and Lemminkainen answers by describing his proven blade and his hero-father's use of it.
Lemminkainen's father's blade is called a magic blade, and fire flashes and dances along it during combat.
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