Motif
magical concealment before an attack
magical_concealment_before_an_attack
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 CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS / CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL / CHAPTER VI. THE WANDERERS / CHAPTER VII. FIGHTING AND PEACE; lines 12688-12798 confidence: high
At Brugh na Boinne, the nurse hides Finn and the Fianna with Druid mist, then rises on a blast of Druid wind over Diarmuid with a drowned leaf with a hole in it and attacks him through the hole with deadly spears.
The nurse places a Druid mist around Finn and the Fianna so no one can know they are there before attacking Diarmuid.
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