Comparative mythology corpus

Treacherous Killing Of Sleeping Hero Followed By Dying Retaliation

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Norse Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS / CHAPTER XXIV: THE DWARFS / CHAPTER XXV: THE ELVES / CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA; lines 10444-10568 high Guttorm enters Sigurd's chamber by night, flees twice when Sigurd's eyes are fixed on him, then spears the sleeping Sigurd through the back; Sigurd throws his sword and cuts Guttorm in two before dying. record