Motif
Wife brings weapons and performs lament
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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 XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 12191-12330 confidence: high
Finna daughter of Eocho, Cethern's wife, comes from Dun da Benn with his sword and arms in the chariot; Cethern seizes his arms and goes to attack the men of Erin with the chariot-box bound around him.
Finna brings Cethern's sword and arms before his final attack and later stands over him in sorrow singing a funeral-song.
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