Motif
Magic vessel made from a chosen oak
magic_vessel_made_from_a_chosen_oak
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 8385-8568 confidence: high
Sampsa finds an oak; it agrees to furnish wood, says it is tall, sound, hardy, and flawless, and associates its top, trunk, and branches with sun, moonlight, and cuckoo.
The flawless oak is felled with magic axe and power and fashioned into boards, ribs, and braces for Wainamoinen's magic vessel.
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