Motif
oath of revenge after loss
oath_of_revenge_after_loss
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Retribution Oaths. 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 CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12417-12432 confidence: high
Finn is tired, downhearted, and sorrowful, and makes an oath not to take great rest until he has avenged on Diarmuid all Diarmuid has done.
Finn, sorrowful after the losses, swears he will take no great rest until he has avenged himself on Diarmuid.
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