batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l10176-l10193
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l10176-l10193
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XI. FINN'S MADNESS / CHAPTER XII. THE RED WOMAN / CHAPTER XIII. FINN
AND THE PHANTOMS / CHAPTER XIV. THE PIGS OF ANGUS; lines 10176-10193
start: '10176'
end: '10193'
translation: Gods and Fighting Men
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Finn angrily threatens to burn Angus's great house if Angus curses Bran.
Angus counters with threats to obstruct Finn in battle and count his armies by
looking through a ring. Oisin advises settlement and mutual help. The parties
make peace and exchange sons for fosterage, though Angus later remains unfriendly
to Finn during Finn's pursuit of Diarmuid and Grania.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Finn becomes angry and threatens that Angus's great house will have no room
left unburned if Angus curses Bran.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Angus says he will put trees and stones before Finn in every battle if Finn
carries out the burning threat.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Angus says he will know the number of men in Finn's armies by looking at them
through his ring.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Oisin advises Finn and Angus to agree, help one another, and pay due fines.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: 'Finn and Angus make peace and exchange sons for fosterage: Finn''s son goes
to Angus, and Angus Og''s son goes to the Fianna.'
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The passage notes that Angus is not very friendly to Finn later, during Finn's
pursuit of Diarmuid and Grania through Ireland.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finn
description: A leader who threatens Angus's house, later makes peace with Angus,
and later follows Diarmuid and Grania through Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Angus / Angus Og
description: The figure addressed by Finn; he threatens battle obstructions and
surveillance through a ring, makes peace with Finn, and receives a son of Finn
for fosterage while giving a son to the Fianna.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Bran
description: The named being whom Finn says Angus might curse.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Oisin
description: Described as wise; he advises agreement, mutual help, and payment of
fines.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: A son of Finn
description: Given to Angus for fosterage as part of the peace arrangement.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: A son of Angus Og
description: Given to the Fianna for fosterage as part of the peace arrangement.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: The Fianna
description: The group that receives a son of Angus Og for fosterage.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Diarmuid and Grania
description: Named pair whom Finn later follows through the length of Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: angry threatener
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn is angry and threatens to burn Angus's house if Bran is cursed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: counter-threatener with ring
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Angus threatens battlefield obstructions and claims knowledge through his
ring.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: wise mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Oisin is called wise and counsels agreement, help, and payment of fines.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: peace-making parties
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Finn and Angus agree, make peace, and arrange fosterage exchanges.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: potential target of curse
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Finn frames his threat around Angus putting a curse on Bran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: fosterage exchange children
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Each son is given for fosterage to the other side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: fosterage recipient group
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The Fianna receive a son of Angus Og for fosterage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: later pursued pair
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Diarmuid and Grania are later followed by Finn through Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Angus's ring
literal_form: ring used for looking at Finn's armies and knowing their number
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: trees as battle obstruction
literal_form: trees placed before Finn in every battle
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: stones as battle obstruction
literal_form: stones placed before Finn in every battle
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: fostered sons exchanged for peace
literal_form: a son of Finn and a son of Angus Og given for fosterage
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Threats between Finn and Angus
summary: Finn threatens to burn Angus's house if Bran is cursed, and Angus answers
with threats of battlefield obstructions and numerical knowledge through his ring.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Oisin's mediation
summary: Oisin counsels agreement, mutual assistance, and payment of fines.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Peace and fosterage exchange
summary: The parties make peace and exchange sons for fosterage between Finn, Angus,
and the Fianna.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Later unfriendly aftermath
summary: The narrator notes that Angus remains unfriendly to Finn later, when Finn
pursues Diarmuid and Grania across Ireland.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: peace settlement by exchange of foster-children
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
- sacred_exchange
basis: Conflict is resolved by agreement and reciprocal fosterage of sons between
the parties.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents fosterage as a social peace mechanism; the taxonomy
labels are broad and require human review.
- id: motif:2
label: magical or special ring used for knowledge of enemy forces
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Angus claims he can know the number of Finn's men by looking at them through
his ring.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the ring's origin or mechanism; associating
it with a wisdom motif is tentative.
- id: motif:3
label: supernatural obstruction in battle
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Angus threatens to place trees and stones before Finn in every battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives the threat literally but does not state whether it is
carried out.
- id: motif:4
label: mediation by a wise counsellor
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Oisin is described as wise and advises agreement, help, and payment of fines,
leading into the peace settlement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a local narrative function rather than a distinctive mythic symbol.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 10176-10179
quote_or_summary: Finn says that if Angus curses Bran, no room in Angus's great
house will be left unburned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 10179-10183
quote_or_summary: Angus says he will put trees and stones before Finn in every battle
and will know the number of his armies by looking through his ring.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 10185-10187
quote_or_summary: Oisin, described as wise, advises agreement, mutual help, and
payment of due fines.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 10189-10191
quote_or_summary: 'They agree, make peace, and exchange children for fosterage:
a son of Finn to Angus and a son of Angus Og to the Fianna.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 10193-10195
quote_or_summary: The narrator adds that Angus was later not very friendly to Finn
when Finn followed Diarmuid and Grania through Ireland.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; excerpt summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Figures and events are explicit in the passage. Motif labels are candidate
classifications and should be reviewed, especially the broad taxonomy mappings.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Line locator in supplied metadata ends at 10193, while the final sentence in the provided passage appears to continue beyond that line range; evidence locators follow the provided passage content.
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