Motif
scout observes ominous signs before the arrival of an army
scout_observes_ominous_signs_before_the_arrival_of_an_army
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Battle and Conflict Portents. 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 HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 13442-13563 confidence: high
MacRoth surveys the plain of Meath and hears a rush, crash, clatter, and clash compared to the falling sky, breaking ocean, quaking earth, and falling forest.
MacRoth surveys the plain and reports overwhelming noise, fleeing animals, mist, strange lights, and violent sounds that are later explained as signs of the advancing Ulster host.
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