Motif
marriage as bondage under affinal household
marriage_as_bondage_under_affinal_household
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Jealousy and Rivalry. 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 PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 12219-12399 confidence: high
The old maiden says she advised refusal to become a second daughter, servant, wife, or slave, but the bride did not heed; she says the bride has gone to the suitor's sledge, the husband's bear-dens, bondage among his people, hard teachings, bridles, shackles, censure, cold words, and haughty kin.
The bride is described as going into bondage, with bridles and shackles ready, and married women are compared to prisoners held by masters.
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