Motif
dangerous sleeper with involuntary heroic violence
dangerous_sleeper_with_involuntary_heroic_violence
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 2896-3005 confidence: high
Setanta says he cannot sleep in Emain unless his head and feet are equally high; Conchobar has pillar-stones set up at his head and feet and a separate bed made between them.
Setanta requires special sleeping arrangements and injures a man who attempts to wake him; no one thereafter dares wake him.
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