Motif
inextinguishable destructive fire weapon
inextinguishable_destructive_fire_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS / CHAPTER VIII. THE KING OF ULSTER'S SON / CHAPTER IX. THE HIGH KING'S SON / CHAPTER X. THE KING OF LOCHLANN AND HIS SONS; lines 7921-7957 confidence: high
Caisel of the Feathers, King of Lochlann, enters with a shield made by the smith of the Fomor; red flames come from it and would not stop blazing under the sea, and no man can come near him while he bears it.
Caisel's shield has red flames that would continue under the sea and that burn through bodies in battle.
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