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A motif is a recurring and persistent element in a storytelling tradition, that being here Old Norse literature.| Tag Category | Description |
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| Insult contest | Insult contests appear in various cultures throughout history, right up to the present day, both as literary motifs and as social practice. Conside... |
| Riddle contest | Riddle contests are exactly that, contests of knowledge, in often poetic form, of riddles between two contestants. Riddle contests are a subset of... |
| Apocalypse | The 'Apocalypse' tag is for narratives or story elements that deal with the end of the world, multiple worlds, or the universe. Complete destruction m... |
| Never-ending battle | A motif that exists in many cultures, the idea of the never-ending battle also rests at home in the martial character of Old Norse literature and myth... |