Motif
multiple warriors promised the same bride for military service
multiple_warriors_promised_the_same_bride_for_military_service
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XXIII / HERE FOLLOWETH THE TOOTH-FIGHT OF FINTAN / THE RED-SHAME OF MENN FOLLOWETH HERE / HERE FOLLOWETH THE ACCOUTREMENT OF THE CHARIOTEERS; lines 12518-12668 confidence: high
An Under-king of Munster, and then the other Under-kings, claim Finnabair had been pledged to each of them as sole wife in exchange for participating in the hosting.
The Munster under-kings say Finnabair was pledged to each as sole wife as the price for joining the hosting.
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