Motif
ominous approach of world-ending winter
ominous_approach_of_world_ending_winter
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER; lines 7698-7821 confidence: medium
The gods return to Asgard without merriment, concerned about Fimbul-winter; Frigga alone hopes and waits for Hermod's return.
The gods' mourning in Asgard is joined to anxiety over the Fimbul-winter, described as heralding their death.
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