Motif
Marriage-like settlement through dowry after raid
marriage_like_settlement_through_dowry_after_raid
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 11425-11461 confidence: medium
Restitution of the herd is awarded to Regamon, and the maidens remain with the sons of Ailill and Medb.
The maidens remain with the sons of Ailill and Medb, and seven score milch-cows are given as a dowry for them.
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