Motif
hidden heroic relics retrieved from under a rock
hidden_heroic_relics_retrieved_from_under_a_rock
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures and Their Recovery. 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 III. THE LAST OF THE GREAT MEN / BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK. / CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE; lines 14547-14650 confidence: high
Oisin travels with the serving-boy and chained pup past Slieve-nam-ban, where witches of the Sidhe spin, to Gleann-na-Smol; he raises a rock and has the boy take out a Fianna horn, an iron ball, and a sharp sword.
Oisin knows where a Fianna horn, iron ball, and sword are concealed and has them taken from beneath a raised rock.
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