Motif
boastful recounting of past victories to silence challengers
boastful_recounting_of_past_victories_to_silence_challengers
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Comparative Boasts and Humbling. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland MAC DATHO'S BOAR / INTRODUCTION / MAC DATHO'S BOAR / FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.); lines 2317-2464 confidence: high
Munremur disputes Ket's right to divide the boar; Ket says he struck off three Ulster warriors' heads, the middle one being Munremur's firstborn son, and Munremur sits down.
Ket answers each challenger by narrating earlier injuries, killings, or humiliations he inflicted, after which the challengers sit down.
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