Motif
innumerable slaughter as heroic measure
innumerable_slaughter_as_heroic_measure
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. 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 HERE FOLLOWETH THE TOOTH-FIGHT OF FINTAN / THE RED-SHAME OF MENN FOLLOWETH HERE / HERE FOLLOWETH THE ACCOUTREMENT OF THE CHARIOTEERS / HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT; lines 12693-12840 confidence: high
The passage says two marrow-masses live on side by side: one made by Cuchulain from cattle bones for Cethern's healing and one made by Iliach from the bones of men of Erin; it also calls Iliach's victims one of the three innumerable things of the Tain and explains the name 'Clump-fight.'
The number who fell at Iliach's hands is called one of the three innumerable things of the Tain.
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