Motif
Youthful hero in cattle expedition
youthful_hero_in_cattle_expedition
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. 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 WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 278-364 confidence: medium
The Annals of Tigernach chronology gives Conchobar's reign from 30 B.C. and death from grief at Christ's crucifixion; a quoted entry gives Cuchulain's death by Lugaid, Erc, and the three sons of Calatin, with ages seven, seventeen, and twenty-seven for arms-taking, the Tain, and death.
The annalistic quotation says Cuchulain assumed arms at seven and followed the Driving of the Kine of Cualnge at seventeen.
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