Motif
prophetic otherworldly warning before a cattle raid
prophetic_otherworldly_warning_before_a_cattle_raid
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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Heroic Romances of Ireland LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE / INTRODUCTION / THE RAID FOR DARTAID'S CATTLE; lines 10739-10807 confidence: high
A fairy or vision promises bridles, brooches, and fairy treasure, goes to Corp Lee the Gray at Naymon, and answers his question about names with “Ruin” and “The Gathering of the Host.”
A fairy or vision foretells the exact time and purpose of the Connaught raid and instructs Corp how to meet it.
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