Motif
Beloved refuses to abandon the hero and is killed
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. 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 II. MEARGACH'S WIFE / CHAPTER III. AILNE'S REVENGE / BOOK NINE: THE WEARING AWAY OF THE FIANNA. / CHAPTER I. THE QUARREL WITH THE SONS OF MORNA; lines 13786-13882 confidence: high
Berach Brec, yellow-haired queen loved by Finn, is wise, comely, generous, and hospitable from Samhain to Beltaine; the sons of Morna, who fostered her, demand she give up Finn, but she refuses and Art son of Morna kills her with a spear.
Berach Brec, loved by Finn, refuses to give him up to the sons of Morna and is killed by Art's spear.
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