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The motif Sacrifice is a part of: Ritual, Communion
A sacrifice is a ritual, in which something is "consumed", i.e. killed, destroyed, eaten or given away. The sacrificed may refer to the giver's person or characteristics, e.g. may a farmer sacrifice cattle, or it may refer to the receiver, i.e. a sacrifice of wine for the god of wine. Or it may refer to a union of the giver and receiver. In all cases the ritual of sacrifice establishes a connection between giver and receiver. That, which is sacrificed, comes to represent both worlds, the present and the supernatural. Source: Gads Religionsleksikon, 1999.
A sacrifice does not need to be a personal offer, but this is often the case in Andersen's oeuvre. Indeed,
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The tales are sorted by year. The leading numbers refer to the number of occurrences of the motif in the respective texts.
- 1 The Little Mermaid (1837)
- 1 A View from Vartou's Window (1846)
- 2 The Story of a Mother (1847)
- 1 The Story of the Year (1852)
- 1 Something (1858)
- 3 The Marsh King's Daughter (1858)
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