# die Todeskette

die Todeskette is a German noun meaning “A literary device, somewhat common in ancient epic, consisting of a chain of deaths in which one warrior is killed by another, who is in turn killed by a third, and so forth.”. Forms: der Todeskette, die Todesketten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Todeskette
- Plural: die Todesketten

## Meanings

1. A literary device, somewhat common in ancient epic, consisting of a chain of deaths in which one warrior is killed by another, who is in turn killed by a third, and so forth.

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