Motif
warrior spares noncombatant attendant
warrior_spares_noncombatant_attendant
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM; lines 4201-4322 confidence: high
The charioteer identifies himself as Orlam's charioteer. Cuchulain says he will not slay charioteers, horseboys, or unarmed persons, asks where Orlam is, and sends the charioteer to warn him.
Cuchulain explicitly refuses to kill the charioteer, horseboys, or unarmed persons, even though the charioteer belongs to Orlam.
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