Motif
mistreated bride or wife in husband’s household
mistreated_bride_or_wife_in_husband_s_household
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. 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 13133-13316 confidence: high
The speaker hastens to other fields, compares herself to berries, says elm, aspen, willow, and the forest try to harm her, and journeys to her husband and his mother.
The speaker is taken to her husband’s home, seeks favor, performs service and heavy labor, receives inferior food, and is verbally abused by the household.
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