Motif
Lost ring recovered through a salmon
lost_ring_recovered_through_a_salmon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH / TAIN BO FRAICH / Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 10095-10225 confidence: high
Fraech sends a servant to the place where he entered the water to fetch a salmon, give it to Find-abair, and broil it because the ring is in the center of the salmon.
Fraech says the ring is inside the salmon left at the water-place and has it brought to Find-abair before Ailill demands the ring.
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH / TAIN BO FRAICH / Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 10095-10225 confidence: high
Fraech tells a servant to go to the spot where he entered the water, bring a salmon to Findabair, have her broil it, and notes that the ring is in the salmon's center.
Fraech says the ring is in the center of a salmon left at the water-place, and arranges for the fish to be brought to Findabair before Ailill demands the ring.
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