Short Fiction · Character
Mistress Sorrow
An allegorical figure representing sorrow in a moral tale.
minor
First appearance: the spirit of fasting and petter nord
Mistress Sorrow shows up with force in Sigrid Storräde. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The sorrowful woman turned out of church who haunts King Olaf's thoughts and appears in his dream, guiding him to repentance.
Mistress Sorrow first appears in 0002 the spirit of fasting and petter nord.
In Sigrid Storräde: The sorrowful woman turned out of church who haunts King Olaf's thoughts and appears in his dream, guiding him to repentance.
Later, in The Wise Men's Well: Personified as the Drought, a gaunt, hollow-eyed figure who delights in the well's demise.
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- Other
Character groups
- Rural and Allegorical Characters
- Artists and Moral Subjects
- Religious and Domestic Figures
- Focal Narrative Pair
- Historical and Legendary Figures
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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