Motif
speaking severed head accuses the wrongdoer
speaking_severed_head_accuses_the_wrongdoer
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. 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. DONN SON OF MIDHIR / CHAPTER IV. THE HOSPITALITY OF CUANNA'S HOUSE / CHAPTER V. CAT-HEADS AND DOG-HEADS / CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD; lines 9050-9097 confidence: high
In the house are Coirpre and three times nine of his men cooking fish on a spit, with Lomna's head on a spike beside the fire.
Lomna's head speaks after Coirpre withholds a fish share, accusing him of an improper division and naming Fianna vengeance.
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