Motif
Reluctant or mismatched bride
reluctant_or_mismatched_bride
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT / CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF THE QUICKEN TREES / BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR; lines 11336-11426 confidence: high
When Grania sees grey-haired Finn, she says it is a wonder he did not ask for Oisin, who would be more fitting for her than a man older than her father.
After seeing grey-haired Finn, Grania says Oisin would be more fitting and the narrator states she has no liking for Finn.
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