Motif
magic vessel made from chosen tree
magic_vessel_made_from_chosen_tree
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Constructed and Moving Magical Vessels. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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
The oak agrees to furnish wood, saying it is tall, sound, hardy, and without flaws; sun, moonlight, and a cuckoo are described in its tree-top, trunk, and branches.
The oak is chosen as sound and without flaws, then felled and fashioned into boards, ribs, and braces for the singer’s magic vessel.
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