Motif
blood-tasting hound turns against its handlers
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A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER III. THE LAST OF THE GREAT MEN / BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK. / CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE; lines 14547-14650 confidence: high
Bran Og is released, kills the largest bird, drinks its blood, becomes mad, rushes back toward Oisin and the boy, and is choked when Oisin casts the iron ball into its mouth and throat.
Bran Og kills the largest bird and laps its blood; immediately afterward madness comes on the dog and it rushes back toward Oisin and the boy, forcing Oisin to kill it.
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