Motif
sleepless survivor haunted by murdered companions
sleepless_survivor_haunted_by_murdered_companions
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family. 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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The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga CHAPTER CXXX. / OF KARI SOLMUND'S SON. / CHAPTER CXXXI. / NJAL'S AND BERGTHORA'S BONES FOUND.; lines 13435-13451 confidence: high
Kari could not sleep at night.
Kari cannot sleep, and his verse says murdered messmates' bidding haunts his mind throughout the night.
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