Motif
foretold champion who will devastate an army
foretold_champion_who_will_devastate_an_army
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Battle and War Portents. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge CONTENTS / PREFACE / WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK; lines 1469-1620 confidence: high
"Therewith she began to prophesy and to foretell the coming of Cuchulain to the men of Erin"
Fedelm announces the coming of Cuchulain and says he will smite the host, divide it, ruin it, and leave bodies hacked and wives weeping.
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