Motif
Rival sons inherit tension despite fathers' brotherhood
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A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Sibling Hostility, Violence, and Inherited Enmity. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF; lines 10815-10937 confidence: high
Njorfe, King of Uplands, also has nine sons; although the fathers have sworn blood brotherhood, the young men are jealous and quarrelsome.
Viking and Njorfe are bound by sworn blood brotherhood, but their sons are jealous and quarrelsome, culminating in violent games.
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