Motif
decline and end of a heroic company
decline_and_end_of_a_heroic_company
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lost Heroic Age. 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 VIII. Cnoc-an-Air / Book IX. The Wearing Away of the Fianna / Book X. The End of the Fianna / Book XI. Oisin and Patrick; lines 622-645 confidence: medium
Book IX. The Wearing Away of the Fianna; chapters include The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna, Death of Goll, and The Battle of Gabhra.
The contents headings name The Wearing Away of the Fianna and The End of the Fianna, indicating a thematic sequence of decline and termination for the Fianna.
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