Motif
Bad foretelling ignored before fatal duel
bad_foretelling_ignored_before_fatal_duel
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA / CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS; lines 7507-7589 confidence: high
Finn and the Fianna arrive at the rath above the harbour. Oisin proposes fighting all the foreigners at once; Finn refuses, proposes daily equal-rank champion combats, and warns Cuban's son that a bad foretelling shows he and his opponent will fall together.
Finn warns Cuban's son that he will not have good luck and predicts mutual death; Cuban's son refuses to turn back because of the foretelling.
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