Motif
Night attack by supernatural battalions
night_attack_by_supernatural_battalions
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 BOOK FOUR: HUNTINGS AND ENCHANTMENTS. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF BRITAIN'S SON / CHAPTER II. THE CAVE OF CEISCORAN / CHAPTER III. DONN SON OF MIDHIR; lines 8636-8735 confidence: high
Finn asks whether the Men of Dea come by day or night; Donn answers that they come at the fall of night to do the most harm.
Donn says the Men of Dea attack at night, and a watchman sees five battalions approaching before battle.
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