Motif
rival hero clans and strongholds
rival_hero_clans_and_strongholds
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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 37 / PAGE 38 / PAGE 41 / PAGE 42; lines 7085-7136 confidence: medium
Clan Dedad is described as the Munster hero clan with fortress in Tara Luachra, corresponding to Clan Rury of Ulster at Emain Macha; Curoi of Munster is described as seeming to rival Cuchulain.
Clan Dedad and Clan Rury are presented as corresponding hero clans with named strongholds, and Curoi is described as a rival to Cuchulain.
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