Motif
warrior boasts of distinct victories and wounds
warrior_boasts_of_distinct_victories_and_wounds
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 37 / PAGE 38 / PAGE 41 / PAGE 42; lines 7085-7136 confidence: high
Ket claims seven victories over rivals or their relations; the note emphasizes that no two wounds are the same and introduces the example “pierced through with a spear.”
Ket's seven victory claims are described as involving different wounds in each case.
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