Betrayal
20 books featuring this theme
Betrayal is the violation of trust within kinship, covenant, or comradeship. It tests social cohesion and divine justice by triggering conflict, punishment, or restoration.
The Song of Roland
Anonymous
1100-1150 CE
Germanic, Old French
Nibelungenlied
Anonymous
1200-1210 CE
Germanic
Völsunga saga
Anonymous
1250-1270 CE
Germanic, Norse
Medea
Euripides
431 BCE
Greek
The History of the Kings of Britain
Geoffrey of Monmouth
1136 CE
Celtic, Welsh
Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma
300-500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Vulgate Cycle
Anonymous
1210-1230 CE
Germanic, French
Samguk Sagi
Kim Busik
1145 CE
East Asian, Korean
The Tale of the Doomed Prince
Anonymous
1300-1100 BCE
Egyptian
Ynglinga saga
Snorri Sturluson
1220-1230 CE
Germanic, Norse
Romulus
Plutarch
100 CE
Greek
Annals of the Cakchiquels
Francisco Hernández Arana Xajilá and Francisco Díaz
1570-1600 CE
Mesoamerican, Mayan
Epic of Liyongo
Anonymous
1700-1900 CE
African, Swahili
The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel
Anonymous
800-1000 CE
Celtic, Irish
Roman de Troie
Benoît de Sainte-Maure
1160 CE
Germanic, French
The Illuyanka Myth
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite
The Death of Cú Roí
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish
The Tale of Mac Dathó's Pig
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish
Þiðreks saga
Anonymous
1250 CE
Germanic, Norse
Skjöldunga saga
Anonymous
1180-1230 CE
Germanic, Norse