Motif
secluded maiden reserved as king's bride
secluded_maiden_reserved_as_king_s_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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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE EXILE OF THE SONS' OF USNACH / INTRODUCTION / THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / BOOK OF LEINSTER VERSION; lines 3933-4078 confidence: high
The young men of Ulster cry that the maiden should be slain, but Conor refuses and says she will be brought to him, reared according to his will, and become his wife.
Deirdre is raised apart from the court, hidden from men, so that she may later share Conor's royal couch.
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