Motif
Bound defeated kings die unreleased
bound_defeated_kings_die_unreleased
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship family. 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 BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS; lines 12021-12052 confidence: high
Finn hears that the Kings of the Green Champions are bound by Diarmuid, goes to the hill, and asks Oisin and Osgar to loosen them; Oisin and Osgar refuse, and Conan and Lugaidh's Son also will not help.
The three Kings of the Green Champions are found bound by Diarmuid, no one will loosen them, and they die under the hardness of the bonds.
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