Motif
assassin uses accepted craft-gifts against the maker
assassin_uses_accepted_craft_gifts_against_the_maker
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust 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 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 2303-2409 confidence: high
Ruadan receives spear parts from Goibniu, Credne, and the carpenter while Cron grinds spears; Ruadan wounds Goibniu, Goibniu casts the spear back through Ruadan, and Brigit keens her son.
Ruadan asks Goibniu, Credne, and Luchta for spear parts, receives them, and uses the completed spear to wound Goibniu.
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