Motif
landscape mobilized as battle ally
landscape_mobilized_as_battle_ally
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN / CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREADH; lines 2206-2301 confidence: high
Lugh asks Mathgen what help he can give; Mathgen says he can throw down Ireland's mountains on the Fomor and that twelve chief mountains will fight for Lugh's side.
Mountains are said to fight, waters are controlled, and trees, stones, and sods are enchanted into an armed host against the Fomor.
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