Motif
Homeland defended by heroic war-band
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER III. THE HOUND / CHAPTER IV. RED RIDGE / BOOK THREE: THE BATTLE OF THE WHITE STRAND. / CHAPTER I. THE ENEMIES OF IRELAND; lines 7086-7130 confidence: high
The Battle of the White Strand at Finntraigh in Munster is introduced as the greatest battle the Fianna fought to keep foreigners out of Ireland.
The Fianna are introduced as fighting to keep foreigners out of Ireland, with this battle singled out as the greatest.
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