Motif
wound-reading identifies attackers
wound_reading_identifies_attackers
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Signs and Recognition. 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 12074-12189 confidence: high
Cethern asks Fingin to inspect a bloody wound; Fingin attributes it to two sons of the King of the Woods; Cethern describes two adorned youths with green mantles and five-pronged spears; Cuchulain identifies them as Broen and Brudni of Medb's household.
Fingin repeatedly examines bloody wounds and infers the type or relationship of the attackers, after which Cuchulain names them.
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