Motif
Allies recognize comrades by the sound of blows
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 CHAPTER III. CONN CRITHER / CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA; lines 7458-7504 confidence: high
Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son attack the strangers; Conn Crither and Glas, son of Bremen, hear the blows, recognize them as Fianna blows, join the attack, and destroy all who came to land.
Conn Crither and Glas, son of Bremen, hear the blows and know they are struck by some of the Fianna, then join them.
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