Motif
Battle halted by the arrival of a grieving queen-woman
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. 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 VIII. THE BOAR OF BEINN GULBAIN / BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON / CHAPTER II. MEARGACH'S WIFE; lines 13249-13366 confidence: medium
As the two armies prepare to attack, a beautiful golden-haired woman comes crying; both sides stop, and Meargach's army recognizes her as their queen, Ailne of the Bright Face.
As the two armies prepare to attack, Ailne comes crying, and the battle is given up on both sides while they wait for her.
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