Motif
violated protection leading to repentance
violated_protection_leading_to_repentance
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Protector Betrayal and Protective-Role Inversion. 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 PAGE 85 / THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / PAGE 91 / PAGE 93; lines 7907-7968 confidence: medium
The poem foretells a violent deed in Emain and later repentance for violation of the safeguard of the mighty son of Rog.
The poem says a violent deed will be done in Emain and that afterwards there will be repentance for violation of the safeguard of the mighty son of Rog.
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