Motif
Animated or speaking weapons and instruments
animated_or_speaking_weapons_and_instruments
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN / CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREADH; lines 2411-2509 confidence: high
Ogma finds Orna, the sword of Tethra, draws and cleans it, and the sword tells all deeds done by it.
Orna the sword tells its deeds when drawn, and the Dagda's harp springs from the wall, comes to him, and kills nine men.
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