Motif
bride quest joined to cattle-taking mission
bride_quest_joined_to_cattle_taking_mission
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / INTRODUCTION / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN; lines 11057-11194 confidence: high
Maev says their sons should go because they love Regamon's daughters. Morgor agrees from filial duty; Mingar asks for a greater reward and says the sons lack hero-craft and war training.
Maev links the sons' mission to their love for Regamon's daughters, and Mingar later states that the party has come for cattle and brides.
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