Motif
aged survivor’s lament for lost heroic time
aged_survivor_s_lament_for_lost_heroic_time
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK TEN: THE END OF THE FIANNA. / CHAPTER I. DEATH OF BRAN / CHAPTER II. THE CALL OF OISIN / CHAPTER III. THE LAST OF THE GREAT MEN; lines 14266-14358 confidence: high
Caoilte is old, has lost his sons, and laments the winter, deer and wolves, his former companions Diarmuid and Osgar, and his own past warfare.
Caoilte, old and bereaved, laments the cold present and recalls former companions and battles.
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