Motif
posthumous proof of victory from position of bodies
posthumous_proof_of_victory_from_position_of_bodies
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA / CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS / CHAPTER VIII. THE KING OF ULSTER'S SON; lines 7653-7737 confidence: high
After ebb-tide, the bodies are found locked together; Dolar Durba lies beneath the king's son, so the boy is judged victorious, buried, covered with a flag-stone, and keened.
At ebb-tide, the bodies are found locked together with Dolar Durba beneath the king's son, and this is taken as proof that the boy won.
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