Motif
armed quest to recover or defend a valuable bull
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 14027-14156 confidence: medium
Three similarly dressed and armed youths arrive; Fergus identifies them as Ros, Dare, and Imchad, the three sons of Fiachna, in quest of their bull and ready to fight for their bull and drove.
The three sons of Fiachna are said to be in quest of their bull and ready to offer battle in defence of their bull and drove.
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