Motif
engineered kin-vengeance through a doomed challenger
engineered_kin_vengeance_through_a_doomed_challenger
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.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 7121-7265 confidence: high
Laeg visits Lugaid as Cuchulain's messenger; Lugaid says Ferbaeth has fallen dead and that his brother Larine is being persuaded to fight Cuchulain so Larine may die and Lugaid be drawn into vengeance.
Lugaid explains that Larine is being sent against Cuchulain so that Larine may fall and Lugaid may be provoked to avenge him.
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