Motif
lament over the slain beloved
lament_over_the_slain_beloved
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic
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Celtic Fairy Tales HUDDEN AND DUDDEN AND DONALD O'NEARY / THE SHEPHERD OF MYDDVAI / THE SPRIGHTLY TAILOR / THE STORY OF DEIRDRE; lines 2441-2489 confidence: high
Connachar tells Duanan to dry the flood; the flood is dried, and the three sons of Uisnech are seen dead side by side while Deirdre bends over them in tears.
Deirdre weeps over the bodies and speaks a lament for her beloved, saying she cannot eat or smile and soon expects to lie in the grave.
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norse
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Corpus Poeticum Boreale, Volume 1 THE LONG LAY OF BRUNHILD. / FRAGMENT OF A SHORT BRUNHILD LAY. / FRAGMENTS FROM LOST LAYS OF LACUNA. / THE OLD LAY OF GUDRUN.; lines 16077-16192 confidence: high
Gudrun sees the king's hair dripping with blood, his dead eyes, and sword-scored breast; her tears fall like rain and soak through her tresses.
Gudrun beholds Sigurd's bloodied corpse, weeps intensely, and is described by Goldrand as inseparable from Sigurd in love.
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