Motif
recognition and cataloguing of warriors before battle
recognition_and_cataloguing_of_warriors_before_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 13803-13902 confidence: high
Ailill asks who the first hero is; Fergus identifies Conchobar son of Fachtna Fathach by lineage as High King of Ulster and says he sat on the mound of sods.
The passage repeatedly follows a pattern in which Ailill asks who a warrior or company is, macRoth describes the appearance, and Fergus identifies the person and martial reputation.
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