Motif
retaliatory plundering of herds
retaliatory_plundering_of_herds
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8788-8903 confidence: high
Fergus says Ulster's exiles would grieve if their beardless boy fell and predicts that Ulster's troops will spoil and scatter the hosts' herds.
Fergus warns that if Ulster's troops come, they will make the hosts' herds their spoil and scatter them.
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