Motif
enemy war leader vows to take the hero's head
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. 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 CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH; lines 1267-1358 confidence: high
The Fomor chiefs, poets with foreknowledge, druid, Balor, his sons, and Ceithlenn enter council; Bres and Elathan arrive for help, and Bres vows to lead seven battalions to Ireland, fight Lugh/Ildnach, cut off his head, and bring it to Berbhe.
Bres vows to go to Ireland with seven battalions, give battle to Lugh/Ildnach, cut off his head, and bring it to Berbhe.
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