batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l14070-l14133
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l14070-l14133
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'BOOK NINE: THE WEARING AWAY OF THE FIANNA. / CHAPTER I. THE QUARREL WITH
THE SONS OF MORNA / CHAPTER II. DEATH OF GOLL / CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF GABHRA;
lines 14070-14133'
start: '14070'
end: '14133'
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: Oisin finds Osgar mortally wounded after battle. Caoilte examines him,
and Osgar is carried to a green hill on shields. The Fianna and Finn lament him.
Osgar says no healing can save him after the King of Ireland's enchanted spear.
Osgar dies, the Fianna cry out, graves are made for the dead, and Osgar's grave
is described as the full length of the rath at Gabhra. Finn has no peace or pleasure
afterward.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Oisin finds Osgar lying stretched out, resting on his left arm, with a broken
shield beside him, a sword still in his hand, and blood around him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Osgar greets Oisin as his father and says he is glad to see him safe.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Caoilte examines Osgar's wound and sees that the spear has torn through to
his back.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Caoilte says Osgar is parted from the Fianna and that the Fianna must be parted
from battle and pay tribute to the King of Ireland.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Caoilte and Oisin raise Osgar on their shields and carry him to a smooth green
hill.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Osgar's body is described as having no hand-breadth without a wound.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The Fianna stop keening their own kin and come keening Osgar.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Finn approaches at noonday with what remains of the Sun-banner raised on a
spear-shaft.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Osgar says he has got his desire in death.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Osgar says no healing can be done for him because the King of Ireland put
the spear of seven spells through his body.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Finn says he wishes he himself had fallen at Gabhra instead of Osgar.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Finn says farewell to battles, a great name, and taking tributes.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: When Osgar hears Finn's words, he stretches out his hands and his eyelids
close.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: Finn turns away and weeps, and the passage states he shed tears only for Osgar
and Bran in his lifetime.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: The remaining Fianna give three sorrowful cries after Osgar.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: Graves are made for many of the Fianna dead at Gabhra.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:17
text: A very wide grave is made for Lugaidh's Son, fitting for a king.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:18
text: The whole length of the rath at Gabhra is described as the grave of Osgar.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:19
text: Finn never has peace or pleasure again from that day.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Osgar
description: Son of Oisin and grandson of Finn; found mortally wounded after the
battle, speaks with Oisin and Finn, and dies.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Oisin
description: Osgar's father; finds Osgar wounded, takes his hand, and helps carry
him on shields.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Caoilte
description: Comes to Osgar, examines his wound, laments him, and helps carry him.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader and grandfather of Osgar; comes with the remains of the Sun-banner,
speaks to Osgar, laments him, and loses peace afterward.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The Fianna
description: The warrior band whose survivors keen Osgar, give three cries after
him, and bury their dead at Gabhra.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: King of Ireland
description: Named by Osgar as the one who put the spear of seven spells through
his body.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Lugaidh's Son
description: A very tall man and good fighter for whom a very wide grave is made.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bran
description: Mentioned as the only other being besides Osgar for whom Finn shed
a tear.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: mortally wounded heroic warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Osgar is found covered with wounds, says no healing can save him, and dies
after Finn's lament.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: father and witness
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Oisin is addressed by Osgar as father and is present at the discovery and
removal of Osgar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: examiner and lamenting companion
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Caoilte searches Osgar's wound, cries out, and helps carry him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: leader and grieving elder
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Finn arrives with the Sun-banner, speaks as Osgar's elder, laments the loss
of the Fianna's battles and tributes, and weeps.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: mourning warrior band
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The surviving Fianna keen Osgar, cry out after him, and make graves for the
dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: slayer by enchanted spear
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Osgar says the King of Ireland put the spear of seven spells through his
body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: fallen fighter given a royal-sized grave
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Lugaidh's Son is described as tall and a good fighter, and a very wide grave
is made for him as fitting for a king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: broken shield
literal_form: Osgar's broken shield beside him
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sword in hand
literal_form: Osgar's sword still in his hand
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: spear of seven spells
literal_form: The spear named by Osgar as passing through his body
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: shields as bier
literal_form: Shields used by Caoilte and Oisin to raise and carry Osgar
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: smooth green hill
literal_form: The hill to which Osgar is carried
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: remnant Sun-banner
literal_form: What was left of the Sun-banner raised on a spear-shaft
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:7
label: three sorrowful cries
literal_form: Three cries given by the surviving Fianna after Osgar
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: rath-length grave
literal_form: The whole length of the rath at Gabhra as Osgar's grave
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:9
label: Finn's tears
literal_form: Tears shed by Finn for Osgar
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Oisin finds Osgar wounded
summary: Oisin searches for Osgar and finds him lying with broken shield, sword
in hand, and blood around him; Osgar greets him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Caoilte examines the wound
summary: Caoilte comes to Osgar, examines the spear wound, cries out, and says Osgar
is parted from the Fianna and the Fianna from battle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Osgar carried to the green hill
summary: Caoilte and Oisin lift Osgar on shields and bring him to a smooth green
hill, where his body is described as wholly wounded.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Fianna and Finn lament Osgar
summary: The Fianna come keening Osgar. Finn arrives with the broken Sun-banner,
speaks with Osgar, and laments the loss of battles, renown, and tribute.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Death of Osgar
summary: Osgar stretches out his hands and his eyelids close. Finn turns aside and
weeps, and the remaining Fianna give three sorrowful cries.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Burial at Gabhra and Finn's lasting grief
summary: Graves are made for many dead Fianna; Lugaidh's Son receives a wide grave,
Osgar's grave is the rath at Gabhra, and Finn has no peace or pleasure afterward.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: death of the heroic warrior after battle
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Osgar is found mortally wounded, speaks final words, and dies among his kin
and companions after the Battle of Gabhra.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is assigned because the available motif
families do not directly name this heroic death pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: collective lament for the fallen champion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Fianna abandon keening their own kin to keen Osgar, Finn laments him,
and the survivors give three sorrowful cries after him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage supports lamentation as a narrative pattern, but not a specific
cross-cultural comparison.
- id: motif:3
label: fall of a warrior band signaled by a champion's death
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Caoilte and Finn connect Osgar's death with the Fianna's parting from battle,
loss of tribute-taking, and loss of former greatness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level pattern within the Fianna narrative rather than
a claimed universal motif.
- id: motif:4
label: monumental grave for a fallen hero
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage says the whole length of the rath at Gabhra is Osgar's grave,
while Lugaidh's Son receives a very wide grave fitting for a king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The description is literal within the passage; symbolic meaning of the
grave size is not stated.
- id: motif:5
label: enchanted weapon causing incurable wound
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Osgar says no healing is possible because the King of Ireland put the spear
of seven spells through his body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names the weapon as enchanted but gives no further account
of its spells or origin.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 14070-14078
quote_or_summary: Oisin finds Osgar lying wounded with broken shield, sword in hand,
and blood around him; Osgar takes his hand and says he is glad to see his father
safe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 14079-14087
quote_or_summary: Caoilte examines the wound, sees the spear has torn through to
the back, and says Osgar is parted from the Fianna and the Fianna from battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 14088-14092
quote_or_summary: Caoilte and Oisin raise Osgar on shields and bring him to a smooth
green hill; his body is described as covered with wounds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 14093-14100
quote_or_summary: The Fianna come keening Osgar; at noonday Finn approaches with
the remains of the Sun-banner raised on a spear-shaft.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 14100-14114
quote_or_summary: Osgar tells Finn he has got his desire in death and cannot be
healed because of the King of Ireland's spear of seven spells; Finn laments and
says farewell to battles, renown, and tribute-taking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 14115-14120
quote_or_summary: Osgar stretches out his hands and his eyelids close; Finn turns
away and weeps, and the passage says he shed tears only for Osgar and Bran.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 14121-14125
quote_or_summary: The surviving Fianna give three sorrowful cries after Osgar, who
is described as surpassed by no Fianna except perhaps Finn or Oisin.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 14126-14131
quote_or_summary: Many Fianna are dead at Gabhra and graves are made; Lugaidh's
Son receives a wide grave, and the whole length of the rath at Gabhra is Osgar's
grave.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 14132-14133
quote_or_summary: Finn never has peace or pleasure again from that day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are passage-level and
not tied to the provided taxonomy except where no appropriate available reference
exists. No comparison claims are made because the passage itself does not support
an external 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'
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