Motif
Maimed warrior continues with altered weapon use
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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 II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR / CHAPTER V: TYR; lines 3614-3719 confidence: medium
Tyr, deprived of his right hand, uses the maimed arm for his shield and wields his sword with his left hand, yet slays enemies as before.
After losing his right hand, Tyr uses his maimed arm for his shield and fights dexterously with his left hand.
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