Motif
vengeance slaughter for slain youths
vengeance_slaughter_for_slain_youths
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8534-8649 confidence: high
Cuchulain performs thunder-feats of one hundred through five hundred and considers it fitting that many should fall by him in his first battle-assault while avenging the youths and Follomain.
Cuchulain's assault is explicitly framed as avenging the youths and Follomain son of Conchobar.
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