Motif
derisive boast provokes vengeance
derisive_boast_provokes_vengeance
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Boasts in Combat and Defeat. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 13565-13687 confidence: high
Ailill belittles the Ulster force; Fergus says he does so too soon; Medb proposes a hollow array and rear force to capture Conchobar and his people without wounding them, which the narration calls a derisive word.
Medb's plan to capture Conchobar without wounding him is called derisive, and Cormac Conlongas rises to avenge the boast.
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