Motif
Formulaic martial praise of a swift sword-bearing leader
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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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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 59 / PAGE 60 / PAGE 61 / PAGE 62; lines 7365-7417 confidence: medium
Labraid's usual title is given as Labraid Luath lamar-claideb, closely connected with him and usually translated "Labraid quick-hand-on-sword."
Labraid is given a recurring martial epithet and the translated rhetoric praises him as swift, victorious, chariot-borne, and reddening spear-points.
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