Motif
Triadic praise-name of a warrior
triadic_praise_name_of_a_warrior
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. 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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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 14289-14411 confidence: high
Ailill asks who the warrior is; Fergus identifies him through repeated threefold epithets and names him Fergna son of Findchoem, king of Burach, royal hospitaller of Ulster.
Fergna is identified through a repeated series of threefold epithets involving blows, roads, victories, triumphs, and shouts.
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