Motif
Supernatural battle assistance through conjured army and mist
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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 BOOK THREE: THE BATTLE OF THE WHITE STRAND. / CHAPTER I. THE ENEMIES OF IRELAND / CHAPTER II. CAEL AND CREDHE / CHAPTER III. CONN CRITHER; lines 7238-7298 confidence: high
The sister says they will make Druid armies around Conn from stalks of grass and tops of watercress, and these armies will cry out, strike weapons away, and take the strangers' strength and eyesight.
The sisters promise a Druid army made from plants and a Druid mist to hide Conn from enemy armies; the Druid army later helps rout the invaders.
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