Motif
devastation avenged by champion
devastation_avenged_by_champion
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 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 14695-14801 confidence: high
Medb says her side has harassed the company, taken women, sons, youths, horses, herds, flocks, and droves, razed their hills, and wounded their lords.
Medb recounts extensive destruction and seizure, while Fergus says Cuchulain avenged these harms by killing many of her warriors.
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