Motif
contest of renown for the right to divide a feast animal
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of 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 MAC DATHO'S BOAR / INTRODUCTION / MAC DATHO'S BOAR / FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.); lines 2317-2464 confidence: high
"Come to the strife for renown!"
The passage centers on a public contest in which warriors' claims to renown determine who may divide the boar.
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