Motif
fall of a heroic warrior band
fall_of_a_heroic_warrior_band
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK NINE: THE WEARING AWAY OF THE FIANNA. / CHAPTER I. THE QUARREL WITH THE SONS OF MORNA / CHAPTER II. DEATH OF GOLL / CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF GABHRA; lines 13963-14068 confidence: high
The seven sons of Caoilte, the son of the King of Lochlann, and many Fianna fall in the battle.
The battle kills many Fianna, and the survivors are described as a beaten race mourning their dead.
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK NINE: THE WEARING AWAY OF THE FIANNA. / CHAPTER I. THE QUARREL WITH THE SONS OF MORNA / CHAPTER II. DEATH OF GOLL / CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF GABHRA; lines 13963-14068 confidence: high
Finn sends a battle challenge and gathers the Fianna left to him; the sons of Morna gather to the High King; the armies meet at the hill of Gabhra, with twenty men for the king for every one with Finn.
The Fianna are massively outnumbered, many named and unnamed members fall, and the survivors are described as a beaten race.
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