Motif
Enchanted music used within captivity
enchanted_music_used_within_captivity
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family, within the sub-family Subduing Powers and Captive Contexts. 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 EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON / CHAPTER II. MEARGACH'S WIFE / CHAPTER III. AILNE'S REVENGE; lines 13584-13678 confidence: high
The Grey Man asks Daire to play; Daire says he cannot because spells have weakened him and because Finn is bound; the Grey Man agrees to take spells off Daire and Finn while Daire plays.
Daire's music is repeatedly requested by the captor, and the ability to play is tied to the temporary weakening of spells on the captives.
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