Motif
Rooted treasure freed by plowing
rooted_treasure_freed_by_plowing
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures and Their Recovery. 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 JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 21294-21487 confidence: high
Lemminkainen finds the Sampo in the mountain and tries to turn it, but it remains motionless because roots have grown nine fathoms deep in the earth around it.
The Sampo cannot be moved because roots have grown nine fathoms deep; Lemminkainen uses an ox and plow to loosen it.
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