batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12688-l12798
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
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label: CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS / CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL / CHAPTER VI. THE
WANDERERS / CHAPTER VII. FIGHTING AND PEACE; lines 12688-12798
start: '12688'
end: '12798'
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 seeks military aid from the King of Alban against Diarmuid. Diarmuid
and Osgar defeat the Alban force. Finn then travels to the Land of Promise to
ask his nurse for advice and enchantment. The nurse conceals Finn and the Fianna
with a Druid mist and attacks Diarmuid from above using a pierced drowned leaf
and deadly spears, but Diarmuid kills her with the Red Spear. Angus Og negotiates
peace between Diarmuid, Finn, and the King of Ireland. Diarmuid receives land
and privileges, settles with Grania, has children, and lives prosperously.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Finn orders a ship prepared with food and drink and sails with a thousand
men to the north of Alban.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Finn asks the King of Alban for help and advice against Diarmuid, grandson
of Duibhne.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The King of Alban offers his two sons and a thousand men with each son to
Finn.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Finn sends messengers to Angus's house to issue a battle challenge against
Diarmuid.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Diarmuid and Osgar bind the rims of their shields together so they will not
be parted in the fight.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Diarmuid and Osgar defeat and scatter the attacking Alban force.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Finn goes to the Land of Promise and asks his nurse for advice because an
army cannot overcome Diarmuid unless enchantment does so.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The nurse puts a Druid mist around Finn and the Fianna so that no one can
know they are present.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The nurse rises over Diarmuid on a blast of Druid wind with a drowned leaf
that has a hole in it and attacks him through the hole with deadly spears.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Diarmuid lies on his back and casts the Red Spear through the hole in the
leaf, killing the hag.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Angus Og asks Finn and the King of Ireland to make peace with Diarmuid, and
they agree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Diarmuid asks for districts, hunting rights restrictions, freedom from rent
or tribute, and Ceis Corainn as a marriage portion before making peace.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: Diarmuid and Grania settle at Rath Grania, have four sons and one daughter,
and live in peace and wealth.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finn, son of Cumhal
description: Leader who seeks aid against Diarmuid, travels by ship, consults his
nurse, and later agrees to peace.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Diarmuid, grandson of Duibhne
description: Warrior opposed by Finn; he fights beside Osgar, survives magical attack,
kills the hag, and negotiates peace terms.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Osgar
description: Diarmuid's ally who proposes making a stand and fights with him against
the Alban force.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: King of Alban
description: Ruler who welcomes Finn and gives his two sons and troops to help him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sons of the King of Alban
description: Two sons sent with troops to meet Diarmuid and Osgar first in battle.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Finn's nurse / old woman / hag
description: Woman in the Land of Promise who agrees to use enchantment against
Diarmuid, hides Finn and the Fianna with mist, attacks Diarmuid from the air,
and is killed.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Angus Og
description: Figure associated with the house at Brugh na Boinne who mediates peace
between Diarmuid, Finn, and the King of Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: King of Ireland
description: Ruler who agrees to peace and grants Diarmuid's requested conditions,
including Ceis Corainn as a marriage portion with his daughter.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Grania
description: Woman with whom Diarmuid settles at Rath Grania; she bears him four
sons and one daughter.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Fianna
description: Finn's people who accompany him and are concealed by Druid mist.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: expedition leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn prepares a ship and leads a thousand men to Alban.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: seeker of aid and counsel
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn asks the King of Alban for help and later asks his nurse for advice
and enchantment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: target of hostility
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Finn seeks help and a battle challenge against Diarmuid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: heroic defender
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Diarmuid fights the Alban force and overcomes the magical attack by killing
the hag.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: battle companion
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Osgar stands with Diarmuid and binds shields with him in battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: royal ally
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The King of Alban welcomes Finn and supplies sons and troops.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: attacking commanders
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The sons of the King of Alban and their people go first to meet Diarmuid
and Osgar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: enchantress
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The nurse says she will do enchantment on Diarmuid and uses Druid mist and
wind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: supernatural attacker
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: She attacks Diarmuid from above through the holed leaf with deadly spears.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: peace mediator
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- fig:7
basis: Angus asks Finn, the King of Ireland, and Diarmuid to make peace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:11
label: granting ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The King of Ireland agrees to peace and grants Diarmuid's conditions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:12
label: settled spouse and mother
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Grania settles with Diarmuid and bears five children.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:13
label: leader's warband
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- fig:10
basis: Finn travels with his people, and the Fianna are hidden by Druid mist.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
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- id: sym:1
label: ship prepared for expedition
literal_form: ship stocked with food and drink
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- fig:1
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sea journey
literal_form: sailing and rowing for nine days to Alban and later voyages to the
Land of Promise and Ireland
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: Druid mist
literal_form: mist placed around Finn and the Fianna so they could not be known
to be there
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: drowned leaf with a hole
literal_form: drowned leaf having a hole in it, like the quern of a mill
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: Druid wind
literal_form: blast of Druid wind on which the hag rises over Diarmuid
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: Gae Dearg, the Red Spear
literal_form: Red Spear held by Diarmuid and cast through the hole in the leaf
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: severed head of the hag
literal_form: head struck off by Diarmuid and brought back to Angus Og
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: peace settlement lands
literal_form: Ui Duibhne, Dumhais in Leinster, and Ceis Corainn granted as conditions
of peace
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Finn seeks aid in Alban
summary: Finn prepares a ship, sails to Alban, is welcomed by the king, explains
his quarrel with Diarmuid, and receives a promise of troops.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Diarmuid and Osgar defeat the Alban force
summary: Finn issues a challenge at Brugh na Boinne; Diarmuid and Osgar bind their
shields together and defeat the sons of the King of Alban and their troops.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Finn consults his nurse in the Land of Promise
summary: Finn travels to the Land of Promise, tells his nurse the story of the quarrel,
and asks for advice because enchantment is needed to overcome Diarmuid.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Magical attack and counterstroke
summary: The nurse hides Finn and the Fianna with Druid mist, rises over Diarmuid
on Druid wind with a pierced leaf, attacks him with spears, and is killed when
Diarmuid casts the Red Spear through the hole.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Peace and settlement
summary: Angus Og negotiates peace. Diarmuid's conditions are granted, his acts
during sixteen years in hiding are forgiven, and he settles with Grania at Rath
Grania.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: leader's overseas departure to seek military aid
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Finn equips a ship, crosses the sea to Alban with a thousand men, and asks
the king for aid against Diarmuid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents a pragmatic military expedition rather than an explicitly
sacred departure.
- id: motif:2
label: quest for supernatural counsel in an otherworldly place
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Finn goes to the Land of Promise to consult his nurse because enchantment,
rather than army strength, is said to be needed against Diarmuid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe the Land of Promise in detail here; the
otherworldly reading depends on the named place and magical counsel in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: magical concealment before an attack
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The nurse places a Druid mist around Finn and the Fianna so no one can know
they are there before attacking Diarmuid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference exactly names magical concealment.
- id: motif:4
label: hero defeats aerial enchantress through a small aperture
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The hag attacks from above through a hole in a drowned leaf, and Diarmuid
kills her by casting the Red Spear through that same hole.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-specific pattern; no broader comparative claim is made
from the passage alone.
- id: motif:5
label: peace through negotiated compensation and land grants
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Diarmuid agrees to peace only if districts, exemptions, and a marriage portion
are granted; the King of Ireland and Finn accept the terms and forgive his acts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is political and legal in the passage; its sacred or ritual
dimension is not explicit.
- id: motif:6
label: return from conflict into settled prosperity
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: After peace is made, Diarmuid and Grania settle at Rath Grania, have children,
and live in peace and wealth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states settlement after conflict but does not frame it as
a formal return journey.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 12688-12703
quote_or_summary: Finn orders a ship stocked with food and drink and sails with
a thousand men for nine days to the north of Alban.
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: 12704-12726
quote_or_summary: At the dun of the King of Alban, Finn asks for help and advice
against Diarmuid; the king offers his two sons and a thousand men with each.
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: 12727-12734
quote_or_summary: Finn lands near Brugh na Boinne and sends messengers to Angus's
house with a battle challenge against Diarmuid; Diarmuid asks Osgar what to do.
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: 12735-12752
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid and Osgar arm themselves, bind their shield rims together,
and defeat the sons of the King of Alban and their force with great slaughter.
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: 12753-12768
quote_or_summary: Finn travels to the Land of Promise, tells his nurse the story
of the quarrel, and says Diarmuid cannot be overcome by an army unless by enchantment;
she agrees to go and use enchantment.
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: 12769-12782
quote_or_summary: At Brugh na Boinne, the nurse hides Finn and the Fianna with Druid
mist, then rises on a blast of Druid wind over Diarmuid with a drowned leaf with
a hole in it and attacks him through the hole with deadly spears.
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: 12783-12791
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid thinks he must strike the old woman through the hole
in the leaf; he casts the Gae Dearg, the Red Spear, through the hole, kills the
hag, cuts off her head, and brings it to Angus Og.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 12792-12801
quote_or_summary: Angus asks Finn and then the King of Ireland to make peace with
Diarmuid, and both agree.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 12802-12827
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid says he will make peace if he receives Ui Duibhne without
Finn's hunting rights and without rent or tribute to the King of Ireland, Dumhais
in Leinster, and Ceis Corainn as a marriage portion; the conditions are granted
and his deeds during sixteen years in hiding are forgiven.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 12828-12835
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid and Grania settle at Rath Grania in Ceis Corainn, have
four sons and one daughter, live in peace, and are said to be very rich in precious
metals and livestock.
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: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy mapping
is conservative where the passage presents political or martial events rather
than explicit mythic categories. No comparison claims were made because the passage
itself does not compare these events to another corpus or tradition.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
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extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
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