Motif
revenant or ghost destroys livestock and household structures
revenant_or_ghost_destroys_livestock_and_household_structures
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 XXXI. GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI / CHAPTER XXXIII. DOINGS OF GLAM'S GHOST. AWFUL CONDITION OF VATNSDAL / CHAPTER XXXIV. GRETTIR VISITS HIS UNCLE JOKULL / CHAPTER XXXV. THE FIGHT WITH GLAM'S GHOST; lines 2963-3064 confidence: high
Grettir's horse is locked up; the first night passes without Glam appearing, and Thorhall says Glam has usually ridden on the roof or broken doors every night.
Glam is associated with riding on the roof, breaking doors, breaking open the stable, killing the horse, and shattering parts of the house during the fight.
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