Motif
Revenge captivity for slain kin
revenge_captivity_for_slain_kin
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.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON / CHAPTER II. MEARGACH'S WIFE / CHAPTER III. AILNE'S REVENGE; lines 13484-13582 confidence: high
Ailne, wife of Meargach, confronts Finn over the deaths of Meargach, her two sons, Tailc son of Treon, and Tailc's people; the Grey Man says he is Ailne's brother.
Ailne imprisons Finn and companions while seeking satisfaction for the deaths of Meargach, her sons, Tailc, and Tailc's people.
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