Motif
Mourner's tears released by contact with the dead
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10444-10568 confidence: medium
Sigurd's infant son is slain; Gudrun mourns tearlessly while Brunhild laughs. At the funeral preparations, women try to make Gudrun weep, finally placing Sigurd's head in her lap and prompting tears.
Gudrun remains tearless until Sigurd's head is placed in her lap and she is told to kiss him as if alive.
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