A war raged between northern and southern tribes, with the north’s champion watching from Kangersuak. The champion had killed a man whose son, trained in angakok magic, sought revenge. He tricked the giant onto a marshy plain, causing him to sink. From beneath, the son pierced the giant’s feet and killed him, avenging his father and ending the champion’s reign.
Source:
Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo
by Henry Rink
[William Blackwood and Sons]
Edinburgh and London, 1875
► Themes of the story
Revenge and Justice: The protagonist seeks to avenge his father’s death by confronting and ultimately defeating the giant responsible, restoring balance and justice.
Trickster: Employing cunning and strategic thinking, the son lures the giant onto a marshy plain, using his wit to outsmart and overcome a physically superior adversary.
Supernatural Beings: The narrative features a formidable giant and references to angakok (shamanic) magic, highlighting interactions with supernatural elements within the story.
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Abridged version of the story.
The people from the south (or east) and those from the north (or west) were at war with each other. The latter had a powerful champion, who was sitting on the top of Kangersuak to watch the Southlanders passing by.
A man who had been killed by him left a son, who practised angakok science, and revenged his father by inducing the giant to walk with him over a marshy plain, where he went down, and from beneath pierced the feet of the giant, and afterwards killed him.
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