Motif
non-supernatural, non-lethal raid with good ending
non_supernatural_non_lethal_raid_with_good_ending
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / INTRODUCTION; lines 11030-11054 confidence: medium
"there is not even a hint of the super-natural; the story contains no slaughter"
The passage emphasizes that the tale has no supernatural element, no slaughter, and a good ending.
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