Motif
rejection of domestic wealth for battle-won treasure
rejection_of_domestic_wealth_for_battle_won_treasure
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 6368-6539 confidence: high
His mother answers that they have abundant gold and silver, including a chest of treasure uncovered by a plowshare in a serpent-filled meadow, and offers it to him.
The mother offers abundant household gold and silver, but Lemminkainen says gold and silver from combat are of greater value.
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