Motif
Contest of royal wealth leading to quest for a prized animal
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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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celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 366-469 confidence: high
At Cruachan, Medb and Ailill compare possessions; their chattels are equal except that Ailill has Finnbennach, the Whitehorned, a lordly bull unmatched in Medb's herds.
Medb and Ailill compare possessions; Ailill's unmatched bull prompts Medb to seek Donn Cualnge.
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