Motif
appeal to a powerful external king for advice and aid
appeal_to_a_powerful_external_king_for_advice_and_aid
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship 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 PART ONE: THE GODS. / BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF THE TUATHA DE DANAAN. / CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES; lines 1071-1086 confidence: medium
Elathan says the people's prosperity and goodwill should matter more than Bres' kingship; Bres says he seeks fighting men to take Ireland by force; Elathan says he has no right to gain by injustice what he could not keep by justice.
Elathan directs Bres to Balor, chief king of the Fomor, to seek advice and help after Bres asks what advice Elathan has for him.
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