Motif
promised bride against her will
promised_bride_against_her_will
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 2573-2756 confidence: high
Youkahainen tells his mother that he weeps because he has promised Aino, his beloved sister, to Wainamoinen as a bride and companion.
Aino is promised as bride to Wainamoinen by her brother, while her own reaction is prolonged weeping and later refusal of Wainamoinen's claim on her adornment.
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