Motif
world-overrunning flood during the end-time crisis
world_overrunning_flood_during_the_end_time_crisis
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Floodwaters, Deluge, and Flood Damage. 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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The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda CHAPTER XV. / THE DEATH OF BALDER. / CHAPTER XVI. / RAGNAROK.; lines 3060-3193 confidence: medium
The sea rushes over the earth because the Midgard-serpent writhes in giant rage and seeks land; Naglfar, a ship made from dead men's nails, becomes loose and afloat in the flood, with Hrym as steersman.
The sea rushes over the earth when the Midgard-serpent writhes in rage, and Naglfar floats in that flood.
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