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Merchant of Venice
A drama by Shakespeare. A similar story occurs in the Gesta
Romanorum. The tale of the bond is chapter xlviii., and that of the
caskets is chapter xcix. Shakespeare, without doubt, is also indebted
for his plot to the novelette Il Pecorone of Ser. Giovanni.
(Fourteenth century.)
Loki made a wager with Brock and lost. He wagered his head, but saved it on the plea that Brock could not take his head without
touching his neck. (Simroch's Edda, p. 305.)
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