Motif
recruitment of pledged warrior companion
recruitment_of_pledged_warrior_companion
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 16866-17047 confidence: high
Lemminkainen, still determined, asks where to secure a swordsman and says he will take Tiera/Kura of the islands, a magic broadsword hero, as aid and protection.
Lemminkainen seeks Tiera/Kura as a helper; Tiera arms himself and pledges aid as combatant and comrade.
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