Motif
cattle raid by youthful raiders
cattle_raid_by_youthful_raiders
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.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / INTRODUCTION; lines 11030-11054 confidence: high
The youthful raiders are described as seemingly irresponsible, and the whole is said to have a good ending.
The title identifies a raid for cattle, and the introduction characterizes the actors as youthful raiders.
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