Motif
war engine defeated by hidden pitfall
war_engine_defeated_by_hidden_pitfall
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 14695-14801 confidence: high
Fergus says the three battle-wheeled towers resemble ones he saw in a foreign campaign; one such tower once defeated his side, and the way to defeat them is to dig and cover a pit broader than the tower so it falls in.
The passage describes battle-wheeled towers as formidable unless countered by a concealed pit dug in their path.
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