Motif
warning before battle is ignored or belittled
warning_before_battle_is_ignored_or_belittled
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Rejected Counsel and Ignored Warnings. 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 13565-13687 confidence: high
Medb says she will await the Ulstermen; Fergus replies that no host in Erin, Alba, or the western world can cope with the men of Ulster once their anger comes on them.
Fergus warns that Ulster's anger will make them unbeatable, but Ailill soon belittles the approaching Ulster troop and Medb plans their capture.
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