Motif
Abundant food and drink in the marvelous land
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A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 23 / PAGE 24 / PAGE 25 / PAGE 26; lines 6841-6925 confidence: high
The Great Plain and Great Country are contrasted favorably with the plains and ale of Fal/Ireland; the passage also says a young man there does not go before an old man.
The land offers more intoxicating ale than Fal, sweet streams, mead, wine, new milk, pork, and other gifts.
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