Motif
Lament leading to revenge battle
lament_leading_to_revenge_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 VIII. THE BOAR OF BEINN GULBAIN / BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON / CHAPTER II. MEARGACH'S WIFE; lines 13368-13481 confidence: high
Ailne laments: "my three proud lions" and says her "three sure fighters" have fallen far off by the Fianna.
Ailne's grief for her husband and sons turns into refusal of hospitality, demand for satisfaction, and battle with the Fianna.
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