Motif
Nostalgic lament for vanished heroic companions
nostalgic_lament_for_vanished_heroic_companions
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lost Heroic Age. 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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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK. / CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE / CHAPTER III. THE ARGUMENTS; lines 14653-14791 confidence: high
Oisin says strength and readiness are gone since Finn has no living armies, and that clerks’ music is not sweet to him after Finn’s.
Oisin says his strength is gone since Finn has no armies living, grieves to be after Finn and his comrades, and wishes to follow the deer on Finn’s track if the Fianna were alive.
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