Motif
self-blame for destruction of kin
self_blame_for_destruction_of_kin
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mistaken Killing and Remorse. 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 16687-16864 confidence: high
Lemminkainen addresses his mother as possibly dead and ash-covered, imagines trees over her body, and says the destruction of his tribe and mother is punishment for his folly and conflict with the landlord of Pohyola.
Lemminkainen attributes the destruction of his tribe and the presumed death of his mother to his own crimes and conflict in Northland.
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