Motif
Sacred island protected by taboo against violence
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. 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 IX: FREY / CHAPTER X: FREYA / CHAPTER XI: ULLER / CHAPTER XII: FORSETI; lines 5368-5476 confidence: high
The jurists declare the island holy, curse anyone who desecrates it with quarrel or bloodshed, and the island, called Forseti's land or Heligoland, is respected by Northern nations and avoided by raiders fearing punishment.
Heligoland is declared holy, quarrel and bloodshed are cursed there, and raiders avoid it for fear of shipwreck or shameful death.
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