Motif
token proving chastity or kept faith
token_proving_chastity_or_kept_faith
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Faithful Spouse. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT / CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF THE QUICKEN TREES / BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR; lines 11496-11554 confidence: high
Wherever Diarmuid goes, he leaves unbroken bread behind as a sign to Finn that he has kept faith with him.
Diarmuid leaves unbroken bread as a sign to Finn that he has kept his faith with him while travelling with Grania.
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