Motif
deadly spiked battle vehicle
deadly_spiked_battle_vehicle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8386-8455 confidence: high
He puts iron-sheathed, gold-bedecked mail on the horses, and the chariot is studded with dartlets, lancelets, spearlets, and hardened spits.
The chariot is described as bristling with sharp points, with every portion becoming a passage of laceration.
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