batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12158-l12249
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III.
THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12158-12249
start: '12158'
end: '12249'
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 is approached by Aonghus and Aodh of the children of Morna, who seek
peace and a place among the Fianna. Finn demands satisfaction for his father''s
death: either Diarmuid''s head or a fistful of berries from the quicken-tree of
Dubhros. Oisin warns them of the danger. The brothers go to Dubhros and find Diarmuid
and Grania. Diarmuid explains the tree and its guardian, the Surly One of Lochlann,
and offers the brothers the choice of fighting him or seeking the berries. They
fight him bare-handed; he defeats and binds them. Grania then insists on getting
the berries, and the brothers ask to be released so they can see Diarmuid''s fight
before their heads are taken.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Finn and his people are at Almhuin when they see fifty armed men approaching,
with two taller and handsomer men at the front.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The two leading men identify themselves as Aonghus, son of Art Og, and Aodh,
son of Andela, of the children of Morna.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Aonghus and Aodh say they are enemies of Finn, that their fathers were involved
in killing Finn's father, and that they have come to ask peace.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Aonghus and Aodh say they were in their mothers' wombs when Finn's father
was killed, and that their mothers were two women of the Tuatha de Danaan.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: Finn says the brothers may have their fathers' place among the Fianna only
after paying a fine in satisfaction for his father's death.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Finn asks for either the head of a champion or a fistful of berries from the
quicken-tree at Dubhros.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Oisin identifies the requested head as the head of Diarmuid, grandson of Duibhne,
and warns that Diarmuid would not let even a very large force take it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:8
text: Oisin says the berries are very hard to get and recounts the story of the
tree and of Searbhan, the Surly One of Lochlann, set to guard it by the Tuatha
de Danaan.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Aodh says he would rather die seeking the berries than return to his mother's
country, and the brothers ask Oisin to send them back to the Land of Promise if
they die.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:10
text: Aonghus and Aodh travel to Dubhros, follow a track through the wood, and reach
the hunting-cabin where Diarmuid and Grania are.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:11
text: At the cabin, the brothers tell Diarmuid that Finn has sent them to seek Diarmuid's
head or the quicken-tree berries.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: Diarmuid says both tasks are hard, says Finn himself ended the brothers' fathers,
and says Finn may not make peace even if they bring what he asks.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:13
text: Diarmuid tells Grania that the tree sprang from a berry lost by the Tuatha
de Danaan and that a man of Lochlann keeps the tree.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Diarmuid says the Surly One allowed him to hunt but forbade him to meddle
with the berries.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:15
text: Aonghus and Aodh choose to fight Diarmuid first and choose to fight with the
strength of their hands alone.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:16
text: Diarmuid throws the two young men down and binds them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:17
text: Grania says she will not lie in a bed forever until she gets a share of the
berries and says she will not live if she does not get them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:18
text: The two young men ask Diarmuid to loosen their bonds and let them see the
fight before he strikes off their heads; Diarmuid loosens them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finn, son of Cumhal
description: Leader at Almhuin who receives the sons of Morna and demands satisfaction
for his father's death.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Aonghus, son of Art Og
description: One of two leading armed men of the children of Morna who seek peace
with Finn and later confront Diarmuid.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Aodh, son of Andela
description: One of two leading armed men of the children of Morna who seeks peace
with Finn, chooses the dangerous errand, and fights Diarmuid.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Oisin
description: Member of Finn's company who advises Finn not to over-fine the brothers
and warns the brothers about Diarmuid and the berries.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Diarmuid, grandson of Duibhne
description: Champion living in the hunting-cabin with Grania; Finn demands his
head as one possible satisfaction.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Grania
description: Woman in the hunting-cabin with Diarmuid; the passage says Diarmuid
brought Finn's wife away from Finn, and she later demands a share of the berries.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Searbhan, the Surly One of Lochlann
description: The man of Lochlann set by the Tuatha de Danaan to watch or keep the
quicken-tree at Dubhros.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Tuatha de Danaan
description: Collective group named as the mothers' people of Aonghus and Aodh;
also associated with the lost berry and with appointing the tree's guardian.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: fine-imposer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn requires a fine before admitting the brothers to their fathers' place
among the Fianna.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: sender of dangerous alternatives
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn asks for Diarmuid's head or a fistful of berries from the quicken-tree
of Dubhros.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: peace-seeking sons of Morna
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Aonghus and Aodh come to Finn asking peace and a place among the Fianna.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: challengers and prospective berry-seekers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: They go to Dubhros, confront Diarmuid, and choose to fight him before seeking
or obtaining the berries.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: counsellor and warner
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Oisin advises against Finn's fine and warns the brothers that Diarmuid's
head and the berries are hard to obtain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: targeted champion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Finn names Diarmuid's head as the head required, and the brothers come to
Diarmuid seeking it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: defeater and releaser of challengers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Diarmuid defeats and binds the brothers, then loosens their bonds when they
ask to see the fight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: demander of the berries
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Grania insists that she will not live unless she gets a share of the berries.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: guardian of the quicken-tree
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Searbhan is described as set to mind or keep the tree and as refusing Diarmuid
access to the berries.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: supernatural-associated people
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Tuatha de Danaan are named as the mothers' people of the brothers and
as associated with the berry, tree, and guardian.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: quicken-tree of Dubhros
literal_form: A tree at Dubhros that sprang from a berry lost by the Tuatha de Danaan
and is kept by a man of Lochlann.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: berries of the quicken-tree
literal_form: A fistful or share of berries from the quicken-tree at Dubhros, demanded
by Finn and later desired by Grania.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: head of Diarmuid
literal_form: The head of Diarmuid, grandson of Duibhne, requested by Finn as one
possible satisfaction.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: Land of Promise
literal_form: A place to which the brothers ask Oisin to send them back if they
die on the journey.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: bonds on the defeated brothers
literal_form: Bindings placed on Aonghus and Aodh after Diarmuid defeats them in
hand combat.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Arrival of the sons of Morna at Almhuin
summary: A troop of fifty armed men approaches Finn, and Aonghus and Aodh identify
themselves as sons of Morna who seek peace and a place among the Fianna.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Finn sets the fine
summary: 'Finn demands satisfaction for his father''s death: either a champion''s
head, identified by Oisin as Diarmuid''s, or berries from the quicken-tree at
Dubhros.'
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Journey to Dubhros
summary: After hearing of the tree and its guardian, the brothers choose the dangerous
errand and travel through the wood to the cabin where Diarmuid and Grania are
staying.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Confrontation at the hunting-cabin
summary: The brothers tell Diarmuid why Finn sent them. Diarmuid warns them about
Finn and explains the origin and prohibition of the quicken-tree berries.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Hand-fight, binding, and Grania's demand
summary: Aonghus and Aodh choose to fight Diarmuid bare-handed. Diarmuid defeats
and binds them. Grania then insists on getting the berries, and the brothers ask
to be released to witness the coming fight.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Dangerous satisfaction task with impossible alternatives
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Finn requires the brothers to satisfy his father's death by obtaining either
Diarmuid's head or the guarded berries of Dubhros, both presented as extremely
difficult.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames the demand as a fine for killing and reconciliation,
not explicitly as a spiritual quest; the taxonomy fit is therefore approximate.
- id: motif:2
label: Guarded supernatural tree and forbidden berries
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The quicken-tree grows from a berry lost by the Tuatha de Danaan, is guarded
by Searbhan of Lochlann, and its berries are forbidden to Diarmuid despite his
permission to hunt nearby.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe the tree as an axis, world-center, or cosmological
tree.
- id: motif:3
label: Stolen or taken beloved causing pursuit and enmity
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Aodh refers to Diarmuid having brought Finn's wife away from Finn, and Diarmuid
says Finn sent him into hiding and became his enemy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This passage mentions the prior taking of Grania only briefly and does
not narrate the original abduction or elopement.
- id: motif:4
label: Champion spares defeated challengers
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The brothers fight Diarmuid by hand; Diarmuid defeats and binds them, then
loosens their bonds when they ask to witness the fight before their heads are
taken.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage has not yet shown whether Diarmuid ultimately spares or kills
them; only the temporary release is present here.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 12158-12176
quote_or_summary: Finn at Almhuin sees fifty armed men approaching. Aonghus and
Aodh of the children of Morna identify themselves, say their fathers were connected
with the killing of Finn's father, and ask peace and a place among the Fianna;
they say their mothers were of the Tuatha de Danaan.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 12177-12191
quote_or_summary: 'Finn demands a fine for his father''s death: either a champion''s
head or a fistful of berries from the quicken-tree at Dubhros. Oisin warns that
the head is Diarmuid''s and that the berries are also very hard to get.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 12192-12202
quote_or_summary: Oisin tells of the tree and Searbhan, the Surly One of Lochlann,
appointed by the Tuatha de Danaan to guard it. Aodh chooses the dangerous search,
asks Oisin to care for his people and return them to the Land of Promise if needed,
and the brothers go to Dubhros and find Diarmuid and Grania's cabin.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 12203-12220
quote_or_summary: At the cabin, the brothers tell Diarmuid that Finn sent them for
his head or the quicken-tree berries. Diarmuid says both are hard, criticizes
Finn's demand, and Aodh refers to Diarmuid having brought Finn's wife away.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 12221-12231
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid tells Grania that a berry lost by the Tuatha de Danaan
produced the tree, which is kept by a man of Lochlann. He says the Surly One allowed
him to hunt but not to meddle with the berries, and he gives the sons of Morna
the choice of fighting him or asking the Surly One for berries.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 12232-12241
quote_or_summary: The two young men swear to fight Diarmuid first, choose hand-to-hand
strength, and are defeated and bound by Diarmuid. Grania praises the fight and
insists she must get a share of the berries or she will not live.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 12242-12249
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid warns that taking the berries would break his peace with
the Surly One. The bound brothers offer to accompany him, are refused, then ask
to be released so they can see the fight before their heads are taken; Diarmuid
releases them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are cautious
because the passage gives a narrative episode rather than explicit comparative
interpretation. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does
not support a specific cross-text or 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: |-
Available taxonomy symbol ref 'tree' was applied to the quicken-tree. Other possible symbolic items are left without taxonomy refs because the provided taxonomy does not include exact matches.
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