Motif
assembly of chiefs before final battle
assembly_of_chiefs_before_final_battle
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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 37 / PAGE 38 / PAGE 41 / PAGE 42; lines 7085-7136 confidence: medium
Six of Ket's seven rivals are said to appear among the eighteen Ulster chiefs gathered on the Hill of Slane before the final battle of the Tain; Angus is the exception, and Fergus mac Lets and Feidlimid are mentioned elsewhere in the tale.
The passage mentions the eighteen Ulster chiefs gathered on the Hill of Slane before the final battle of the Tain.
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