Comparative mythology corpus

Irresistible Fairy Music Causing Compulsory Dance Or Fatal Performance

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES; lines 9042-9171 high The elf-dance is an irresistible air; anyone hearing it must dance, and a mortal who plays it cannot stop until death unless he plays it backward or someone cuts the violin strings. record