Motif
weaponless sanctuary of a peace and fertility deity
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. 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 V: TYR / CHAPTER VI: BRAGI / CHAPTER VII: IDUN / CHAPTER IX: FREY; lines 4734-4861 confidence: medium
Frey's temples admit no weapons; oxen or horses are sacrificed, and a heavy gold ring is dipped in the victim's blood before the oath is taken on it.
No weapons are admitted in Frey's temples, and Frey is described as a god of peace, prosperity, fruitfulness, and sunshine.
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