Motif
uprooted tree as warrior strength feat
uprooted_tree_as_warrior_strength_feat
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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celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland MAC DATHO'S BOAR / INTRODUCTION / MAC DATHO'S BOAR / FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.); lines 2466-2608 confidence: medium
The fighting breaks through the doors into the outer court. Fergus uproots a great oak-tree, and the battle continues outside.
Fergus plucks up a great oak-tree by the roots as the battle moves into the outer court.
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