Motif
prized bull carried off while the defender is occupied
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. 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 THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 6291-6421 confidence: high
Buide son of Ban Blai, a follower of Ailill and Medb, meets Cuchulain while the Brown Bull and fifty heifers move before the warriors; Cuchulain questions the men, challenges Buide to the ford, casts a short spear, and Buide falls at the ford, giving rise to Ath Buidi.
The Brown Bull is moved with heifers, and while Cuchulain is engaged with Buide, eight men carry the bull quickly to the camp.
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