Motif
Brothers die together and share one grave
brothers_die_together_and_share_one_grave
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Shared Death and Posthumous Brotherly Protection. 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 CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN; lines 2092-2203 confidence: high
Brian lies down between his two brothers, and the lives of all three go out at the same time. Tuireann laments his three sons, loses his strength and dies; the sons are buried in one grave.
Brian lies between his two brothers; all three die at the same time and are buried in one grave.
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