Motif
Hereditary feud over a slain father
hereditary_feud_over_a_slain_father
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.
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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: high
Finn confronts Goll for saying he came from Beirbhe to fight Finn's father and killed him; Goll answers that he would pay Finn the same way if treated as Finn's father treated him.
Finn's anger is grounded in Goll's statement that he killed Finn's father, and Goll threatens equivalent retaliation if Finn earns it.
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