Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

supernatural being hostile to church bells

supernatural_being_hostile_to_church_bells

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Idolatry and False Worship. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


norse

  • Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS; lines 8658-8742 confidence: high

    A mountain giant, annoyed by church bells more than fifty miles away, hurls a huge rock at the church; the rock falls short and breaks in two.

    A mountain giant is annoyed by church bells and throws a rock at the church, but the missile fails to reach it.

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