Motif
cattle raid or tribute demand for war-provisioning
cattle_raid_or_tribute_demand_for_war_provisioning
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / INTRODUCTION / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN; lines 11057-11194 confidence: high
At council with Fergus, Ailill proposes sending to Regamon's burg to obtain cattle as tribute, because cattle will soon be needed to feed hosts in the war leading to the Raid for the Cuailgne kine.
Ailill seeks Regamon's cattle as tribute and explains that cattle will be needed to feed war-hosts.
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