Motif
peaceful rival wooing with bride's choice
peaceful_rival_wooing_with_bride_s_choice
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. 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 9888-10073 confidence: high
On the third day Ilmarinen overtakes Wainamoinen in a magic vessel and proposes peaceful wooing of the Northland maiden; Wainamoinen agrees to avoid force or deceit and to let the maiden choose.
Ilmarinen and Wainamoinen agree not to use force or deceit and to let the Northland maiden choose whom she follows.
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