Motif
burial and keening of the fallen youth
burial_and_keening_of_the_fallen_youth
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition 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 CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA / CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS / CHAPTER VIII. THE KING OF ULSTER'S SON; lines 7653-7737 confidence: high
At the next ebb-tide the two bodies are found holding each other, with Dolar Durba beneath the king's son; this is taken as the boy's victory, and he is buried with a flag-stone and keened.
After the boy's death and victory are recognized, he is buried under a flag-stone and keened.
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