Motif
Rejected old suitor and chosen younger suitor
rejected_old_suitor_and_chosen_younger_suitor
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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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland PREFACE / JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM; lines 10267-10454 confidence: high
The Northland maiden says she will not wed for riches and chooses Ilmarinen for wisdom, worth, good behavior, and because he forged the Sampo.
The maiden refuses old Wainamoinen and chooses Ilmarinen instead for worth, conduct, and his deed of forging the Sampo.
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