Motif
object won after failed mediation and combat
object_won_after_failed_mediation_and_combat
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.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN; lines 1988-2090 confidence: high
The sons say they are going to Ioruaidh for a whelp; Easal asks to come because his daughter is wife to the king and he hopes to persuade him to give it without battle.
Easal attempts to secure the hound peacefully through kinship, but refusal leads to battle, royal capture, and transfer of the hound.
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