Motif
Heroic obstacle at a ford
heroic_obstacle_at_a_ford
A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 2519-2638 confidence: high
A lay says Grenca will be remembered as Fork-ford because of the fork in the ford.
A fork is set in a ford with a geis preventing the men of Erin from proceeding until someone can remove it by the same one-handed feat.
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 2519-2638 confidence: high
The lay fragment locates the fork in the ford, and a note glosses the place as Ath Gabla.
A fork at Ath Gabla blocks the men of Erin by geis until someone removes it in the same one-handed manner in which it was set.
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