Motif
Prophetic sleep and dream before battle
prophetic_sleep_and_dream_before_battle
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Prophetic Dreams and Dream Messages. 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 HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 13264-13440 confidence: high
Celtchar returns near the men of Ulster, arouses them, and in sleep utters words to Conchobar predicting that the battle line will be formed and battle fought at Garech and Ilgarech.
Celtchar and Dubthach speak in sleep or dream, and their utterances foretell battle at Garech and Ilgarech; Cormac also speaks a battle prediction.
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