Motif
ritual presence fails to secure the dangerous dead
ritual_presence_fails_to_secure_the_dangerous_dead
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.
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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: medium
With a priest accompanying them, the men search all day and fail to find Glam. The priest refuses to return; without him they find Glam, abandon the church burial attempt, and bury him under a stone cairn where he is.
When the priest accompanies the men, they fail to find Glam; when the priest is not with them, they find him, give up church burial, and bury him where he lies.
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