Motif
sacred household object determines settlement site
sacred_household_object_determines_settlement_site
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. 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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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES; lines 9173-9193 confidence: high
Near Iceland, the exiles threw wooden images overboard and settled where the waves carried the posts.
The settlers throw wooden images or household gods into the water and settle where the waves carry them ashore.
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