Motif
mischievous nocturnal visit to human households
mischievous_nocturnal_visit_to_human_households
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Household, Ritual, and Boundary Breaches. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES; lines 9042-9171 confidence: high
Elves, like brownies, Huldra folk, and kobolds, visit human dwellings and tangle horses' manes and tails, producing elf-locks and the claim that horses were elf-ridden.
Elves visit human dwellings and tangle horses' manes and tails, which are then identified as elf-locks from being elf-ridden.
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