Motif
Death from grief and fear after witnessing a killing
death_from_grief_and_fear_after_witnessing_a_killing
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Death from Grief. 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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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON / CHAPTER II. MEARGACH'S WIFE / CHAPTER III. AILNE'S REVENGE; lines 13680-13694 confidence: high
Ailne saw this and, from grief and dread, “fell dead then and there.”
Ailne dies immediately after seeing the Grey Man killed, with grief and dread named as the cause.
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