Motif
Supernatural battle-terror causing death within a host
supernatural_battle_terror_causing_death_within_a_host
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 13264-13440 confidence: high
Nemain brings confusion on the host; they tremble under their spears and weapons, one hundred warriors die in camp from the frightening shout, and the night is marked by forebodings, predictions, spectres, and visions.
Nemain brings confusion, the host trembles under its own weapons, and one hundred warriors die from the fearfulness of the shout.
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