Motif
warrior ruler refuses praise before impending battle
warrior_ruler_refuses_praise_before_impending_battle
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.
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celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.) / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN; lines 2912-3083 confidence: high
Liban greets Labraid with repeated praise-songs naming him swift, sword-bearing, destructive in battle, generous, wise, ruling kindly, and raising the weak while humbling the strong.
Liban praises Labraid as a mighty warrior and ruler in several lays, but Labraid rejects boasting and speaks of looming battle and enemy hosts.
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