Motif
attendant urges grieving hero back to battle
attendant_urges_grieving_hero_back_to_battle
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5898-6019 confidence: high
"Rise up now, O Cuchulain!" said Laeg, "for the men of Erin are coming towards us, and no single combat will they give to us."
Laeg tells the weakened Cuchulain to rise because enemies are approaching, and argues that Cuchulain should rejoice rather than grieve.
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