Motif
Feud violence against associated or innocent groups
feud_violence_against_associated_or_innocent_groups
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. MEARGACH'S WIFE / CHAPTER III. AILNE'S REVENGE / BOOK NINE: THE WEARING AWAY OF THE FIANNA. / CHAPTER I. THE QUARREL WITH THE SONS OF MORNA; lines 13786-13882 confidence: medium
A renewed falling out occurs over dividing one of Manannan's pigs; at Daire Tardha in Connacht, Finn's men and the sons of Morna fight, fifteen of the sons of Morna's men are killed, and Conan advises them to oppose Finn's friends.
The sons of Morna vow to oppose Finn's friends and then kill Berach, Conbeg, and the group of Tuatha de Danaan women and Fianna men.
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