Motif
diminished survivor of a vanished company
diminished_survivor_of_a_vanished_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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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE / CHAPTER III. THE ARGUMENTS / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S LAMENTS; lines 15091-15228 confidence: high
Oisin says he has no strength or power, is sorrowful in old age, and is grieved to drag stones to the church and hill of the priests.
Oisin speaks as a surviving figure whose strength is gone after Finn and the Fianna, using images of loss and homelessness.
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