Motif
hero bearing severed heads as trophies
hero_bearing_severed_heads_as_trophies
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8788-8903 confidence: medium
The speech says the Wildman's form is seen with heads dangling by his side and heads as a great treasure; notes record variant manuscript numbers.
The speech describes multiple heads dangling by the warrior's side and heads as his great treasure.
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