Motif
severed head displayed as victory token
severed_head_displayed_as_victory_token
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM; lines 4201-4322 confidence: high
The charioteer goes one way and Cuchulain another; Cuchulain reaches Orlam first, offers combat, strikes off Orlam's head, raises it, and displays it before the host.
Cuchulain beheads Orlam, raises and displays the head to the men of Erin, then sends it to the camp on the charioteer's back.
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