Motif
testing and choosing the tireless steed
testing_and_choosing_the_tireless_steed
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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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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 9862-9984 confidence: high
Sigurd drives horses into a stream, selects the one that crosses and returns without fatigue, names him Grane or Greyfell, and the horse is described as descended from Sleipnir, strong, tireless, and fearless.
Sigurd selects the horse that crosses and recrosses the stream without fatigue, later identified as Grane.
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