Motif
underground supernatural smiths and miners
underground_supernatural_smiths_and_miners
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Divine Smiths and Supernatural Forges. 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 XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS; lines 8943-9039 confidence: medium
The dwarfs manufactured Tyrfing, which cut iron and stone, fought of its own accord, and could not be sheathed after being drawn until it had tasted blood; it is compared to Frey's sword.
The passage connects dwarfs with forged weapons, underground dwelling, and a conjecture about miners.
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