Motif
War omen through praise-song
war_omen_through_praise_song
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Battle and War Portents. 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 WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 2516-2635 confidence: medium
Ailill inspects the fork and observes a single stroke from butt to top; Fergus agrees and begins to sing praise of Cuchulain.
Fergus’s lay links the fork and Cuchulain with heads, gore, the quest for the Brown Bull, future cleaving of warriors, and mourning by Erin’s tribes.
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