Motif
alarm, pursuit, and defeat after theft
alarm_pursuit_and_defeat_after_theft
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Theft, Stolen Goods, and Pursuit. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 11302-11422 confidence: high
The maidens gather cows, swine, and sheep without being observed and secretly pass to the camp of the sons' comrades.
After the livestock is secretly removed, Regamon is alerted, pursues with his army, overtakes Mani Morgor, and defeats him.
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