Motif
Mysterious one-eyed warrior breaks the hero’s sword before death
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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 XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 9644-9745 confidence: high
A tall one-eyed warrior appears, terrifies the battle, strikes Sigmund’s sword so that it shatters, then vanishes; Sigmund is left defenseless and mortally wounded.
A tall one-eyed warrior suddenly appears, shatters Sigmund’s sword, vanishes, and Sigmund is left defenseless and mortally wounded.
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