Motif
severed head used in violent confrontation
severed_head_used_in_violent_confrontation
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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Heroic Romances of Ireland A. H. LEAHY / IN TWO VOLUMES / VOL. I / PREFACE; lines 249-335 confidence: medium
In the "Boar of Mac Datho," Conall dashes Anluan's head into Ket's face; the passage says this savagery fits the story and may have been invented in Christian times, probably imitating a similar incident in another legend.
The passage cites Conall dashing Anluan's head into Ket's face in the "Boar of Mac Datho."
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