Motif
king’s death by fire
king_s_death_by_fire
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PROLOGUE IN FAIRYLAND / FROM THE LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI / THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / EGERTON VERSION; lines 1508-1595 confidence: medium
The tale is identified as the Sick-bed of Ailill and the Courtship of Etain; Eochaid rules Ireland for twelve years until fire burns him in Fremain.
Eochaid is said to rule for twelve years until fire burns him in Fremain.
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