Motif
attendant warns or praises before battle
attendant_warns_or_praises_before_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 ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5166-5287 confidence: medium
Ferdia's servant wakes him and recites a poem describing a silver-yoked chariot, the approaching warrior, and Cuchulain as Hound of Emain Macha and battle-Hound.
Ferdia's servant wakes him and speaks at length about the formidable approaching Cuchulain, prompting Ferdia's rebuke.
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