Motif
victor spares defeated opponent
victor_spares_defeated_opponent
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF; lines 11477-11599 confidence: high
Frithiof accepts Atlé's challenge, wins with Angurvadel and in wrestling, considers killing Atlé, but spares him after Atlé keeps his promise to wait motionless.
Frithiof defeats Atlé and has the chance to kill him, but relents when Atlé calmly awaits death.
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