Motif
woman as martial prize or lure
woman_as_martial_prize_or_lure
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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 ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5480-5582 confidence: medium
Cuchulain’s verse presents Findabar as a king’s child and prize, says many chiefs have been lured by her and fallen, reminds Ferdia of a sworn promise not to fight him, and names prior fallen warriors including Ferbay and Srub Darry.
Findabar is presented as the prize sought by warriors and as tempting bait that has led many to their deaths.
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