Motif
severely wounded warrior continuing after evisceration
severely_wounded_warrior_continuing_after_evisceration
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 11815-11953 confidence: high
Cethern attacks the camp, wounds people all around, is wounded in return, and departs with the chariot front-guard holding his entrails in while his intestines are wound around his legs.
After the attack, Cethern travels with his entrails and vitals outside or barely held in, and his intestines wound about his legs.
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