Motif
Battle deeds promised lasting fame
battle_deeds_promised_lasting_fame
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. CAEL AND CREDHE / CHAPTER III. CONN CRITHER / CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA; lines 7362-7455 confidence: medium
The Men of Dea go through Ciarraighe Luachra and Slieve Mis to the harbour of the White Strand; Abarthach exhorts them to courage and lasting fame; Bodb Dearg sends Glas to announce battle to the King of the World.
Abarthach tells the Men of Dea that the deeds of each will be told until the end of the world.
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