Motif
restless dead harms and terrifies the living
restless_dead_harms_and_terrifies_the_living
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga CHAPTER XXVII. SENTENCES ON THE FOSTER-BROTHERS / CHAPTER XXIX. HORSE-FIGHT AT LANGAFIT / CHAPTER XXX. THORBJORN OXMAIN AND THE FRAY AT HRUTAFJARDARHALS / CHAPTER XXXI. GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI; lines 2782-2826 confidence: high
Glam is said to be uneasy in his grave. People suffer injuries and mental effects, see him near houses, panic and leave; he rides rooftops at night, walks almost night and day, and people avoid the valley.
After burial, Glam is reported uneasy in the grave, injuring people, causing senselessness and madness, appearing near houses, riding rooftops, and walking almost night and day.
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