Motif
hall seating insult leading to mobilization
hall_seating_insult_leading_to_mobilization
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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 VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN / CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE; lines 9545-9644 confidence: high
At Almhuin, the son of the King of Ireland arrives; Oisin proposes dividing the hall, and two Men of Dea, Failbhe Mor and Failbhe Beag, are in the half given over to the king's son and call it an insult.
The division of the hall is interpreted by two Men of Dea as shame and insult, after which they report to Fionnbhar and he gathers the Tuatha de Danaan.
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