Motif
ship of the dead in the final conflict
ship_of_the_dead_in_the_final_conflict
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Final Battlefield, Last Battle, and Ship of the Dead. 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 XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS; lines 12098-12221 confidence: high
Iörmungandr's struggles raise waves that set Nagilfar afloat; Nagilfar is made of dead people's nails; Loki boards it with the fiery host from Muspells-heim and steers toward battle.
Nagilfar is made from dead people's nails and becomes the vessel by which Loki and the fiery host travel to the battlefield.
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