Motif
head-taking vow as battle trophy
head_taking_vow_as_battle_trophy
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Battle, Heroic, and Trophy Vows. 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 THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 5697-5824 confidence: high
Etarcumul tells his driver he gave his word to fight, rejects delay, orders the horses and chariot turned back to the ford of combat, and swears to bring Cuchulain's head as a trophy before returning to camp.
Etarcumul swears not to return to camp until he brings Cuchulain's head as a trophy.
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