Motif
Tears of mourning bind or disturb the dead
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Tears, Transformation, and Memorialization. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 9644-9745 confidence: high
Helgi says he cannot rest because of Gudrun’s grief and that each tear she sheds makes a drop of his blood flow.
Helgi says he cannot rest because of Gudrun’s grief and that each tear causes his blood to flow.
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