Motif
Small advance party attacks before the main host
small_advance_party_attacks_before_the_main_host
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER III. CONN CRITHER / CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA; lines 7458-7504 confidence: high
Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son say they will go on to the harbour before the rest of the Fianna, to attack the foreigners first.
Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son go ahead to the harbour before the rest of the Fianna and attack the strangers.
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