Motif
refusal of compensatory gifts to preserve communal honour
refusal_of_compensatory_gifts_to_preserve_communal_honour
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 5264-5389 confidence: high
Cuchulain refuses the first proposal, saying the Ulstermen would kill the milch-cows for winter meat and that accepting the bondwomen would leave disgrace among the men of Ulster.
Cuchulain rejects two offers of cattle and women because he says accepting them would create dishonour, disgrace, and servile conditions for Ulster.
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