Motif
Captives reclaimed after killing their captors
captives_reclaimed_after_killing_their_captors
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 13264-13440 confidence: high
Conchobar and Celtchar go to Ath Irmidi with chariot-fighters, meet eight-score bodyguards of Ailill and Medb holding eight-score Ulster women as spoil, behead the captors, release the women, and the ford is renamed Ath Fene after warriors meet there in battle.
Ulster leaders kill the bodyguards who hold captive women and release the women.
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