Motif
aged survivor laments a vanished heroic age
aged_survivor_laments_a_vanished_heroic_age
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK. / CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE / CHAPTER III. THE ARGUMENTS; lines 14793-14932 confidence: high
Oisin recalls a westward hunt with Finn holding Bran, Oisin with Sceolan, Diarmuid with Fearan, Osgar with Adhnuall, and other Fianna figures with hounds; he says none of those present live except himself.
Oisin says he alone remains from a former hunt and repeatedly laments old age, lost companions, and the absence of hunting, battle, feasting, and poets.
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