Motif
maiden accompanies raiders and dies in battle
maiden_accompanies_raiders_and_dies_in_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / INTRODUCTION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE; lines 10739-10807 confidence: high
Dartaid says three cattle are missing; Orlam tells her not to wait, asks her to leave home and ride with them, and the troop marches with the cattle in the center and the maiden beside them.
Dartaid agrees to leave home and ride with Orlam and the cattle; she is killed when battle begins.
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