Motif
vengeance for slain youths
vengeance_for_slain_youths
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8537-8652 confidence: high
He performs thunder-feats up to five hundred and seeks foes among four provinces while avenging the youths and Follomain son of Conchobar.
The attack is explicitly framed as reprisal for the youths and Follomain son of Conchobar.
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8537-8652 confidence: high
Cuchulain performs thunder-feats from one hundred to five hundred and does so while avenging the slaughter of the youths and Follomain son of Conchobar.
The passage explicitly states that Cuchulain's attack avenges the slaughter of the youths and Follomain son of Conchobar.
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