Motif
assault on an island fortress
assault_on_an_island_fortress
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto LVI. Mount Arishta. / Canto LVIII. The Feast Of Honey. / Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895); lines 48167-48308 confidence: high
Sugríva tells Ráma to abandon despair, notes that Sítá and the foe’s dwelling have been located, and urges the building of a bridge across the sea to the city on an island mountain by the beach.
Lanká is described as an island city with massive gates, ramparts, moats, engines, and defenders, and Hanumán predicts its fall to the Vánar assault.
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