Motif
Desired prized animal to be seized by force
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. 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 CONTENTS / PREFACE / WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK; lines 1186-1316 confidence: high
The steward asks Dare whether he has given the Brown Bull of Cualnge to the messengers, calls the bull a notable jewel, says it was not kingly to give him, and repeats that Ailill, Medb, and Fergus could compel the gift; Dare swears they will not take by foul means what they cannot take by fair.
The Brown Bull is the object of a failed request, followed by Medb's declaration that it will be taken against the owner's will.
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