Motif
ominous carrion birds and blood after battle
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A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Animal and Bird 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 1954-2107 confidence: medium
At Mag Trega, Dubthach recites a stave foretelling war against Medb’s Whitehorned, Cuchulain’s coming, ravens drinking blood, and scattered corpses; notes explain the blood-kenning and the bulls’ origin as reincarnated divine swineherds.
Dubthach’s prophecy says ravens will drink blood, using the kenning “garden’s milk.”
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