Motif
mountain stronghold overcome by concealed night ambush
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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.
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persian
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan THE GULISTAN / SA'DI / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I; lines 335-432 confidence: medium
Arab robbers seize a mountain fastness, frighten villagers and royal troops, and use an impregnable fortress on the summit as their retreat and dwelling.
Robbers occupy an impregnable mountain fortress, but troops hide in mountain recesses and capture them after they return tired at night.
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