Motif
courtship of a royal daughter ending in promised betrothal
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. 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 PRELUDES TO THE RAID OF CUALGNE / APPENDIX / TAIN BO FRAICH / INTRODUCTION; lines 8689-8790 confidence: medium
The first and longer part gives Fraech's adventures at the court of Ailill and Maev, his courtship of Finnabar, and a promised betrothal.
The first part is summarized as Fraech's courtship of Finnabar, daughter of Ailill and Maev, ending with a promised betrothal.
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