Motif
Prophecy of the hero sacking the hold
prophecy_of_the_hero_sacking_the_hold
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Battle and War Portents. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION / TAIN BO FRAICH / PART II; lines 10277-10425 confidence: high
After learning that the men are from Ulster, the woman embraces Conall Cernach and says prophets foretold that he would bring ruin and sack the hold.
The Ulster-born woman says prophets foretold that Conall Cernach would bring ruin and sack the hold.
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