Motif
ominous animal and bloodshed at a feast
ominous_animal_and_bloodshed_at_a_feast
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Animal, Bodily, and Environmental Omens. 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 LANDING / CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF TAILLTIN / BOOK FOUR: THE EVER-LIVING LIVING ONES. / CHAPTER I. BODB DEARG; lines 2896-2982 confidence: medium
Bodb's swineherd and squealing pig go to Da Derga's Inn on the night Conaire dies; the passage says blood would be shed at any feast the swineherd attended.
Bodb's swineherd and squealing pig are linked with Conaire's death, and any feast attended by the swineherd is said to end in bloodshed.
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