batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11828-l11918
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11828-l11918
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR /
CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS; lines 11828-11918'
start: '11828'
end: '11918'
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: Diarmuid returns to Grania while Muadhan catches salmon and keeps watch.
Diarmuid repeatedly meets the Green Champions, performs dangerous feats with Manannan's
spear and Angus Og's sword, and challengers who imitate him die. He arms himself,
refuses to betray the grandson of Duibhne, attacks the Green Champions, and later
wrestles and binds Dubh-chosach, Fionn-chosach, and Treun-chosach.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Muadhan uses a hair, hook, and rod to kill three salmon and keeps watch through
the night while Diarmuid and Grania eat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Diarmuid plants the Crann Buidhe spear point-up in the earth, leaps onto its
point, and comes down unwounded.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A young man of the Green Champions attempts the spear feat and is pierced
through the heart.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Diarmuid places the sword Mor-alltach edge-up between two forked poles and
walks on it three times from hilt to point.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A Green Champion attempts the sword-walking feat and is cut into two halves.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Diarmuid puts on battle clothes that no weapon can pierce and takes the sword
of Angus Og and two spears, Gae Buidhe and Gae Dearg.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Green Champions ask where the grandson of Duibhne is so they can bring
his head to Finn, son of Cumhal.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Diarmuid says the grandson of Duibhne's life and body are under the protection
of his valour and refuses to betray him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Diarmuid attacks the Green Champions with Mor-alltach and destroys many of
them, while the three kings and a few others escape to their ships.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Diarmuid strikes his shield so loudly that the strand shakes with the sound.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Diarmuid wrestles Dubh-chosach, Fionn-chosach, and Treun-chosach one after
another and binds each of them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Diarmuid
description: Warrior who returns to Grania, performs feats with spear and sword,
refuses to betray the grandson of Duibhne, fights the Green Champions, and binds
three opponents.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Grania
description: Companion of Diarmuid who remains where he left her, fears when she
sees him armed for battle, and asks him for news of Finn and the Fianna.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Muadhan
description: Companion who catches salmon for the meal and keeps watch for Diarmuid
and Grania.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Green Champions
description: Group searching for the grandson of Duibhne and seeking to bring his
head to Finn; they include men who imitate Diarmuid's feats and are killed or
defeated.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Young man of the Green Champions
description: A young champion who dismisses Diarmuid's spear feat, attempts it,
and dies on the spear point.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Unnamed Green Champion sword imitator
description: A champion who attempts to walk on the sword after Diarmuid and is
cut in two.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Dubh-chosach
description: One of the three kings who goes ashore to fight Diarmuid and is wrestled
down and bound.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Fionn-chosach
description: One of the three kings who comes to fight Diarmuid and is bound.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Treun-chosach
description: One of the three kings who comes to fight Diarmuid and is bound.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Finn, son of Cumhal
description: Named as the person to whom the Green Champions intend to bring the
head of the grandson of Duibhne.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Grandson of Duibhne
description: The person sought by the Green Champions; Diarmuid speaks of protecting
his life and body.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: feat-performing warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid performs dangerous spear and sword feats without injury.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: protector refusing betrayal
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid says the sought man's life and body are under his protection and
that he will not betray him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: combat victor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid defeats many Green Champions and binds three named opponents.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: protected companion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Grania remains with Diarmuid and Muadhan, is reassured by Diarmuid, and is
told to keep watch for Muadhan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: watcher and food provider
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Muadhan catches salmon and keeps watch through the night.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: pursuing hostile group
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Green Champions seek the grandson of Duibhne and threaten to bring Diarmuid's
head to Finn if he will not leave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: defeated challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: Members of the Green Champions die attempting feats, are slain in battle,
or are bound in wrestling.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: king among the Green Champions
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The passage refers to the three kings and then names Dubh-chosach, Fionn-chosach,
and Treun-chosach in combat with Diarmuid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: recipient of hunted head
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The Green Champions say they intend to bring the grandson of Duibhne's head
to Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: sought fugitive or protected target
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The Green Champions ask for news of the grandson of Duibhne, and Diarmuid
says he is under his protection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Crann Buidhe spear
literal_form: The spear of Manannan, planted point-up in the earth for Diarmuid's
feat.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Mor-alltach sword
literal_form: The sword of Angus Og, called the Big-fierce one, set edge-up between
two forked poles and later drawn in battle.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: Battle clothes
literal_form: Clothes described as impossible for weapons to go through.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Gae Buidhe and Gae Dearg
literal_form: The Yellow and Red thick-handled spears, said to give wounds with
no healing.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Salmon meal
literal_form: Three salmon caught by Muadhan for supper.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:6
label: Shield sound
literal_form: A blow on Diarmuid's shield that makes the strand shake with sound.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: Hill and strand encounter-place
literal_form: The hill where Diarmuid meets the Green Champions and the strand by
the shore where the shield sound is heard.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Return to Grania and night watch
summary: Diarmuid returns to Grania; Muadhan catches three salmon for the meal and
keeps watch through the night.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Spear feat and fatal imitation
summary: Diarmuid performs a feat on the point-up Crann Buidhe spear without injury;
a young Green Champion attempts the same feat and dies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Sword-walking feat and fatal imitation
summary: Diarmuid walks three times along the edge-up Mor-alltach sword; a Green
Champion attempts the feat and is cut in two.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Arming before confrontation
summary: Diarmuid arms himself in weapon-proof battle clothes with the sword of
Angus Og and the Yellow and Red spears, then reassures Grania.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Refusal to betray the protected man
summary: The Green Champions ask where the grandson of Duibhne is; Diarmuid refuses
to betray him and declares him under the protection of his valour.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Attack on the Green Champions
summary: Diarmuid draws Mor-alltach, kills the nearest opponent, and attacks the
host until only the three kings and a few others escape to their ships.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Shield challenge and binding of three kings
summary: Diarmuid strikes his shield; Dubh-chosach, Fionn-chosach, and Treun-chosach
fight him one by one, and he binds them instead of beheading them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Hero performs perilous feats that rivals fail to imitate
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Diarmuid safely performs dangerous feats with a spear and sword, while Green
Champions who try to repeat them are killed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents feats and failed imitation, but does not explicitly
frame them as initiation.
- id: motif:2
label: Hero under pursuit uses guarded speech to conceal the sought person
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: When asked for news of the grandson of Duibhne, Diarmuid gives evasive reports
and later refuses to disclose his location.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is functional and cautious; the passage does not
call Diarmuid a trickster.
- id: motif:3
label: Protector refuses betrayal of one under his safeguard
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid says the sought man's life and body are under the protection of
his valour and refuses treachery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is assigned.
- id: motif:4
label: Named supernatural or exceptional weapons in heroic combat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage names Manannan's spear, Angus Og's sword, and the Yellow and
Red spears, with special properties or deadly effects.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy list does not include a specific weapon motif.
- id: motif:5
label: Hero defeats multiple champions in sequence
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid defeats challengers in feats, destroys many Green Champions, and
binds three named opponents one after another.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level heroic combat pattern rather than a listed taxonomy
family.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 11828-11831, 11862-11863
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid returns to Grania; Muadhan catches three salmon for supper
and keeps watch through the night.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 11833-11846
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid meets three strangers, plants the Crann Buidhe spear
point-up, leaps onto it unharmed, and a young Green Champion dies attempting the
same feat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 11846-11859
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid places Mor-alltach edge-up between forked poles and walks
along it; a challenger tries and is cut in two.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 11864-11874
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid puts on weapon-proof battle clothes, takes Mor-alltach
and the spears Gae Buidhe and Gae Dearg, wakes Grania, and says he is armed for
fear of enemies.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 11876-11885
quote_or_summary: The Green Champions ask where the grandson of Duibhne is so they
can bring his head to Finn; Diarmuid says he would be a bad guard if he told them
and refuses treachery.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 11885-11898
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid draws Mor-alltach, kills the nearest opponent, attacks
the host, and many Green Champions die; only the three kings and a few others
escape to their ships.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 11902-11918
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid strikes his shield so that the strand shakes; Dubh-chosach,
Fionn-chosach, and Treun-chosach fight him one after another, and he binds them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are passage-level and partly interpretive; taxonomy mapping is cautious. No comparison
claims were made because the passage itself does not provide explicit cross-tradition
comparison.
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: |-
Used only the provided passage and metadata. The passage contains the spelling 'Crania' once, but the figure is recorded as Grania according to the passage's dominant spelling and supplied locator title.
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