batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l13680-l13694
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l13680-l13694
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON / CHAPTER II.
MEARGACH''S WIFE / CHAPTER III. AILNE''S REVENGE; lines 13680-13694'
start: '13680'
end: '13694'
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: The Grey Man returns from searching for a cup, attacks Conan with a sword,
and is killed by Osgar after Conan calls for help. Ailne dies from grief and dread.
The Fianna feast on discovered food and drink, but in the morning the dun has
vanished and they are lying on bare grass. Conan remains stuck with a sheepskin
whose wool grows again each year.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
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- id: obs:1
text: The Grey Man returns after looking for a cup and sees what has happened.
category: sequence
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- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Grey Man takes his sword and strikes at Conan.
category: action
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- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Conan calls to Osgar to defend him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Osgar attacks the Grey Man and kills him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Ailne sees the Grey Man's death and dies from grief and dread.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The Fianna make a feast from food and drink they find and are joyful.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: In the morning there is no trace or tidings of the dun, and the Fianna are
lying on bare grass.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The sheepskin never leaves Conan, and its wool grows every year like wool
on another skin.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
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name_or_label: the Grey Man
description: A man who returns from looking for the cup, attacks Conan with a sword,
and is killed by Osgar.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Conan
description: The target of the Grey Man's sword-stroke; he calls on Osgar for defense
and later remains associated with the sheepskin.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Osgar
description: The defender Conan calls upon; he attacks and kills the Grey Man.
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ailne
description: A woman who sees what happens to the Grey Man and dies from grief and
dread.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the Fianna
description: The group who feast on found food and drink and wake on bare grass
after the dun vanishes.
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- ev:5
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- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
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evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
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assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Osgar responds by attacking the Grey Man and killing him.
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- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: witness who dies from grief and dread
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Ailne sees the death and immediately dies from grief and dread.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: feasting company
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Fianna make a feast and are joyful and merry.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
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label: cup
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associated_figures:
- fig:1
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evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sword
literal_form: sword used by the Grey Man to strike at Conan
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: vanished dun
literal_form: dun that leaves no trace by morning
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: bare grass
literal_form: bare grass on which the Fianna are lying after the dun vanishes
associated_figures:
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taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: persistent sheepskin
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associated_figures:
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taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: feast food and drink
literal_form: food and drink found by the Fianna for a feast
associated_figures:
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taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
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label: The Grey Man attacks Conan and is killed by Osgar
summary: After returning from looking for the cup, the Grey Man attacks Conan with
a sword. Conan calls Osgar for help, and Osgar kills the Grey Man.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Ailne dies on seeing the death
summary: Ailne sees what has happened and dies immediately from grief and dread.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: The Fianna feast and wake on bare grass
summary: The Fianna feast joyfully on food and drink they find, but by morning the
dun has vanished and they are lying on bare grass.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Conan's sheepskin remains and renews its wool
summary: The sheepskin remains on Conan, and its wool grows again every year.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Protective intervention leading to the attacker's death
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Conan calls for defense when attacked, and Osgar intervenes by killing the
Grey Man.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is a local action pattern; the passage alone does not identify a
broader named motif family.
- id: motif:2
label: Death from grief and fear after witnessing a killing
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ailne dies immediately after seeing the Grey Man killed, with grief and dread
named as the cause.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The relationship between Ailne and the Grey Man is not stated in this
passage excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: Vanishing dwelling after night-feast
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Fianna feast in the dun, but in the morning there is no trace of it and
they lie on bare grass.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explain the cause of the disappearance.
- id: motif:4
label: Inseparable animal skin with annual wool renewal
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The sheepskin never leaves Conan and grows wool each year as if still living
skin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not state whether this is punishment, enchantment, or
another kind of marvel.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 13680-13682
quote_or_summary: The Grey Man came back from looking for the cup, took his sword,
and made a stroke at Conan.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 13682-13684
quote_or_summary: Conan calls to Osgar to defend him; Osgar attacks the Grey Man
and soon kills him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 13686-13687
quote_or_summary: Ailne saw this and, from grief and dread, “fell dead then and
there.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 13689-13690
quote_or_summary: The Fianna make a feast from found food and drink and are joyful
and merry.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 13690-13692
quote_or_summary: In the morning there is no trace or tidings of the dun, and the
Fianna are lying on bare grass.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 13694-13695
quote_or_summary: The sheepskin never leaves Conan, and its wool grows on it every
year like on any other skin.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are descriptive and not
tied to a supplied taxonomy family. No comparison claims were made because the
passage itself does not support one.
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: |-
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