batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12251-l12323
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12251-l12323
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 12251-12323
start: '12251'
end: '12323'
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 asks the Surly One for berries from the quicken-tree for Grania.
The Surly One refuses, fights Diarmuid, and is killed. Diarmuid has the body buried,
brings Grania, plucks berries for her and the sons of Morna, and sends berries
to Finn. Diarmuid and Grania climb into the tree-top bed. Finn recognizes Diarmuid's
hand-scent on the berries, comes with the Fianna to the tree, and plays chess
below while Diarmuid remains hidden above with Grania.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Diarmuid finds the Surly One asleep, wakes him, and asks for a handful of
berries because Grania wants to taste them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Surly One refuses to let Grania taste the berries, even if she were to
die for them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Diarmuid says he will not act treacherously but will take the berries whether
the Surly One is willing or unwilling.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The Surly One strikes Diarmuid with a club, and Diarmuid seizes the club and
kills him with blows to the head.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Two young men of the sons of Morna watch the fight and come out after the
Surly One is killed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Diarmuid has the Surly One's body buried under the thickets so Grania will
not see it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Grania refuses to taste the berries unless Diarmuid plucks them with his own
hand.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Diarmuid plucks berries for Grania and the children of Morna, and they eat
their fill.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Diarmuid gives berries to the young men to bring to Finn and tells them to
say they killed the Surly One.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Diarmuid and Grania go up into the top of the quicken-tree where the Surly
One's bed is.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The passage says the berries lower down are bitter compared with the berries
above in the tree.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Finn says he knows Diarmuid plucked the berries because he knows the smell
of Diarmuid's hand on them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Finn brings the seven battalions of the Fianna to Dubhros and follows Diarmuid's
track to the foot of the quicken-tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The Fianna eat their fill of the unprotected berries at the foot of the tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Finn calls for a chess-board and plays against Oisin, Osgar, Lugaidh's Son,
and Diorraing.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: Diarmuid, hidden in the tree, comments on a winning move, but only Grania
hears him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:17
text: Grania says Diarmuid is in the bed of the Surly One at the top of the quicken-tree
while the Fianna are around it to take his life.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Diarmuid
description: Grandson of Duibhne; asks for the berries, fights and kills the Surly
One, plucks berries, and hides with Grania in the top of the quicken-tree.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Surly One of Lochlann
description: Guardian-like figure associated with the berries and the bed in the
quicken-tree; refuses Diarmuid's request and is killed in combat.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Grania
description: Daughter of the High King; desires the berries, eats only berries plucked
by Diarmuid, and is hidden with him in the tree.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Two young men of the sons of Morna / children of Morna
description: Witness the fight, bury the Surly One's body, eat berries, and bring
berries to Finn while claiming they killed the Surly One.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader with the Fianna; receives berries, recognizes Diarmuid's hand-scent,
pursues him to Dubhros, and plays chess below the tree.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: The Fianna
description: Seven battalions called by Finn; they go to Dubhros, surround the quicken-tree
area, and eat the berries at the foot of the tree.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Oisin
description: Chess-player opposing Finn; also speaks against Finn's jealous suspicion
that Diarmuid is in the tree.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Osgar
description: One of the chess-players on Oisin's side of the board.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Lugaidh's Son
description: One of the chess-players on Oisin's side of the board.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Diorraing
description: One of the chess-players on Oisin's side of the board.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: berry-seeker and combat victor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid requests berries, declares he will take them, and kills the Surly
One after being attacked.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: refuser and defender of berries
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Surly One refuses to let Grania taste the berries and attacks Diarmuid
with a club.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: desirer of berries
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Diarmuid states that Grania wants to taste the berries, and she later asks
that he pluck them by hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: witnesses and messengers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The young men watch the fight, later carry berries to Finn, and report to
him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: tree-top fugitives
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:3
basis: Diarmuid and Grania go up into the top of the quicken-tree and remain there
while Finn and the Fianna are below.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: pursuers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Finn calls the seven battalions of the Fianna and follows Diarmuid's track
to the tree, intending to find him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: concealers of a body
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: At Diarmuid's direction, the young men drag away and bury the Surly One's
body under thickets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: chess-players or game observers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: Finn plays chess against Oisin, Osgar, Lugaidh's Son, and Diorraing, while
Diarmuid observes the game from the tree and comments on a move.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: quicken-tree of Dubhros
literal_form: A quicken-tree with berries, a bed in its top, and a place where Diarmuid
and Grania hide while Finn and the Fianna stand below.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: berries of the quicken-tree
literal_form: Berries desired by Grania, guarded by the Surly One, plucked by Diarmuid,
eaten by Grania and others, and recognized by Finn through Diarmuid's hand-scent.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: club
literal_form: The Surly One's club, used against Diarmuid and then seized by Diarmuid
to kill him.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: chess-board
literal_form: A board requested by Finn for a game played below the quicken-tree.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Request for guarded berries
summary: Diarmuid wakes the Surly One and asks for berries for Grania; the Surly
One refuses, and Diarmuid declares he will take them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Combat with the Surly One
summary: The Surly One attacks Diarmuid with a club; Diarmuid seizes the club and
kills him while the young men of Morna watch.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Berries plucked and sent to Finn
summary: After the body is buried, Grania is brought to Diarmuid; he plucks berries
for her and the young men, then sends berries with them to Finn.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Refuge in the top of the quicken-tree
summary: Diarmuid and Grania climb to the bed in the top of the quicken-tree, where
the upper berries are better than those below.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Finn's recognition and pursuit
summary: Finn receives the berries, recognizes Diarmuid's hand-scent on them, and
brings the Fianna to the quicken-tree at Dubhros.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Chess below the hidden fugitives
summary: Finn plays chess below the tree; Diarmuid sees a winning move from above,
but only Grania hears him, and she remarks on the danger around the tree.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Guarded fruit won after refusal
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
basis: The berries are refused by the Surly One, Diarmuid says he will take them
regardless, and after combat he plucks them for Grania and others.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents an open request followed by combat rather than a
covert theft; the sacred_theft taxonomy reference is approximate.
- id: motif:2
label: Tree-top refuge during pursuit
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid and Grania hide in the bed at the top of the quicken-tree while
Finn and the Fianna gather below seeking Diarmuid's life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explicitly frame the tree as cosmic or sacred beyond
its special berries and elevated refuge.
- id: motif:3
label: Recognition by scent on food or object
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finn identifies Diarmuid as the true plucker of the berries because he knows
the smell of Diarmuid's hand on them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is assigned from the available list.
- id: motif:4
label: Hidden adviser sees the winning game move
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Diarmuid, concealed in the tree, sees the move that would help Oisin in the
chess game, though only Grania hears him speak.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows strategic knowledge but does not show Diarmuid successfully
communicating the move to the players.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 12251-12261
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid wakes the Surly One, asks for berries because Grania
wants to taste them, receives a refusal, and says he will take them willingly
or unwillingly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 12262-12270
quote_or_summary: The Surly One strikes Diarmuid with his club; Diarmuid seizes
the club and kills him, while two young men of the sons of Morna watch.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 12270-12275
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid tells the young men to bury the body under thickets so
Grania will not see it, and they then bring Grania to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 12276-12286
quote_or_summary: Grania says she will only taste berries plucked by Diarmuid's
hand; Diarmuid plucks berries for her and the children of Morna, and gives the
young men berries to bring to Finn.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 12287-12291
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid and Grania climb into the top of the quicken-tree where
the Surly One's bed is; berries below are described as bitter compared with the
berries above.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 12291-12300
quote_or_summary: The young men tell Finn they killed the Surly One and bring berries;
Finn says Diarmuid plucked them because he recognizes the smell of Diarmuid's
hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 12301-12311
quote_or_summary: Finn calls the seven battalions of the Fianna, goes to Dubhros,
follows Diarmuid's track to the foot of the quicken-tree, and says Diarmuid is
up in the tree; the Fianna eat the unprotected berries below.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 12312-12323
quote_or_summary: Finn calls for a chess-board and plays with Oisin, Osgar, Lugaidh's
Son, and Diorraing; Diarmuid comments from the tree on a winning move, and Grania
says he is endangered in the tree-top bed with the Fianna around him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the passage. Motif labels are candidate-level
and require review, especially the mapping of guarded berries to sacred_theft
and chess insight to wisdom.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support a cross-text or cross-tradition comparison.
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