Motif
Army delays movement because of a hostile sign
army_delays_movement_because_of_a_hostile_sign
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 2112-2258 confidence: high
Fergus warns that if the host goes beyond without a night's camp or without making a like withy with one foot, one eye, and one hand, the writer of the ogam will bring slaughter and bloodshed before the next morning.
Medb and Ailill decide the host will not set the withy at naught but will camp in the wood until morning.
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