Motif
Sea-roving outlaw warrior
sea_roving_outlaw_warrior
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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 11601-11720 confidence: high
Frithiof becomes a pirate or viking, follows a strict fighting and plundering code, distributes booty to his men, travels widely, reaches Greece, and longs for Ingeborg and home.
Frithiof becomes a pirate or viking, refuses settlement, sleeps on his shield, fights without quarter, protects tribute-paying ships, and distributes booty to his men.
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