Motif
beheading and display of enemy as proof of victory
beheading_and_display_of_enemy_as_proof_of_victory
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Arms, Spoils, and Trophies. 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 BOOK FIVE: THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR / PART TWO: THE FIANNA. / BOOK ONE: FINN, SON OF CUMHAL. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN; lines 5888-5976 confidence: high
Aillen retreats to Sidhe Finnachaidh on Slieve Fuad; Finn follows, spears him through the heart at the door, cuts off his head, and sets it on a crooked pole until sunrise.
Finn beheads Aillen, fixes the head on a crooked pole, and later identifies it to the king as the head of the man who burned Teamhair.
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