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The 'Figures' tag refers to characters who represent literary archetypes, reoccurring individuals of various narrative structures and genres. For instance, most of the Icelandic sagas will always have certain figures represented, such as the promising Icelandic youth, who travels to the court of a foreign king (especially of Norway) and wins his favor or is sent on a mission as the king's representative (or to get rid of him if the king is stingy, which is its own character type), or the kólbitr (LINK)("coal-biter"), the young man who lays about on the kitchen floor with no ambition, but who later rises to some occasion and proves he is actually quite capable. There are more heroic figure types too, which loom large in both the medieval and modern imaginations, such as the dragon slayer (LINK).| Tag Category | Description |
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| Deity | The "Deity" tag is used for gods, goddesses, and other forms of higher powers that appear in human culture. In the context of video games and Old N... |
| Hooded traveller | The figure of the hooded traveller who arrives at auspicious times or visits the court of a king and causes some sort of event with his presence. T... |