Motif
army musters with urgent war-readiness
army_musters_with_urgent_war_readiness
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM / XXVII; lines 14954-15084 confidence: high
The men of Ulster rise together in the train of their king and in response to Laeg's call; they are naked except for their weapons and move through their tents rather than around them.
The Ulstermen rise simultaneously, naked except for weapons, and move with extreme urgency toward battle.
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