Motif
Bride’s own answer required
bride_s_own_answer_required
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT / CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF THE QUICKEN TREES / BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR; lines 11336-11426 confidence: high
The king says Grania has refused many royal sons, princes, and champions, and tells the envoys to get her own answer rather than blaming him.
The High King refuses to answer for Grania and tells the envoys to ask her directly; Grania then gives her own response.
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