batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l6823-l6842
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l6823-l6842
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'CHAPTER V. THE BEST MEN OF THE FIANNA / BOOK TWO: FINN''S HELPERS / CHAPTER
I. THE LAD OF THE SKINS / CHAPTER II. BLACK, BROWN, AND GREY; lines 6823-6842'
start: '6823'
end: '6842'
translation: Gods and Fighting Men
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“there was enchantment on them”"
summary: Finn and his companions reach Inis Caol, enter an open house, and find
themselves unable to rise because of enchantment. The Red-Haired Man appears and
seeks revenge for the deaths of his mother and two brothers. Finn sounds the Dord
Fiann; Diarmuid hears it, enters, kills the Red-Haired Man, ends the enchantment,
and Finn returns to Almhuin with nine surviving Fianna.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: On reaching Inis Caol, the group sees no trace of the horse or the body.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: An open house is present on the island, with seats for every man in the group.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: After sitting to rest, the men cannot rise because enchantment is on them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Red-Haired Man appears before the trapped group.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Red-Haired Man says the time has come to get satisfaction for the deaths
of his mother and two brothers, who were killed by Glasan in the house of the
dead bodies.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The Red-Haired Man attacks the trapped group and kills three before being
stopped.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Finn takes hold of the Dord Fiann and blows a great blast on it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Diarmuid hears the sound of the Dord Fiann, enters the house, kills the Red-Haired
Man, and ends the enchantment.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Finn returns to Almhuin with the nine remaining members of the Fianna.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader among the trapped group who sounds the Dord Fiann and later
returns to Almhuin with nine surviving Fianna.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Fianna with Finn
description: The men who enter the open house, are enchanted, suffer losses, and
return with Finn as nine survivors.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Red-Haired Man
description: A man who appears before the enchanted group, declares revenge for
slain kin, attacks them, and is killed by Diarmuid.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Diarmuid, grandson of Duibhne
description: He hears the Dord Fiann, enters the house, kills the Red-Haired Man,
and ends the enchantment.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Glasan
description: Named as the one who killed the Red-Haired Man’s mother and two brothers
in the house of the dead bodies.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Mother and two brothers of the Red-Haired Man
description: Dead kin named by the Red-Haired Man as the reason for his demand for
satisfaction.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: enchanted captives
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: They sit in the open house and cannot rise because enchantment is on them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: vengeful attacker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He seeks satisfaction for slain family members and attacks the group.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: rescuer and enchantment-breaker
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He comes after hearing the Dord Fiann, kills the attacker, and ends the enchantment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: summoner by signal
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn blows a great blast on the Dord Fiann, which Diarmuid hears.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: killer named in revenge claim
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Red-Haired Man says Glasan killed his mother and two brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: slain kin motivating revenge
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Red-Haired Man names them as the dead for whom he seeks satisfaction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: enchanted open house
literal_form: open house on Inis Caol with seats for every man, where the men become
unable to rise
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Dord Fiann
literal_form: signal instrument sounded by Finn and heard by Diarmuid
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Inis Caol
literal_form: island where the open house and enchantment are encountered
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: house of the dead bodies
literal_form: place named in the Red-Haired Man’s account of the deaths of his mother
and brothers
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Arrival at Inis Caol and entry into the open house
summary: The group arrives at Inis Caol, finds no trace of the horse or body, enters
an open house with seats for all, and sits to rest.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Enchantment and revenge attack
summary: The men cannot rise because of enchantment. The Red-Haired Man appears,
declares vengeance for his mother and brothers, and attacks them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Sounding of the Dord Fiann and Diarmuid’s rescue
summary: Finn sounds the Dord Fiann. Diarmuid hears it, comes into the house, kills
the Red-Haired Man, and ends the enchantment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Return to Almhuin with survivors
summary: Finn returns to Almhuin with the nine remaining Fianna.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: enchanted lodging as trap
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The men enter an apparently open house prepared with seats for all, but after
resting they cannot rise because enchantment is on them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not state who placed the enchantment or whether the house
itself caused it.
- id: motif:2
label: revenge for slain kin
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Red-Haired Man explicitly seeks satisfaction for the deaths of his mother
and two brothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The prior killing is only reported in the Red-Haired Man’s speech within
this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: rescue summoned by signal instrument
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finn blows the Dord Fiann, Diarmuid hears it, arrives, kills the attacker,
and ends the enchantment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explain the broader nature or usual function of the
Dord Fiann.
- id: motif:4
label: survivors return after deadly ambush
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: After the attack and rescue, Finn returns to Almhuin with nine remaining
Fianna, implying losses in the encounter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The return is brief and not developed as a major narrative arc in this
passage alone.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 6823-6827
quote_or_summary: At Inis Caol they see no trace of the horse or body; they enter
an open house with seats for every man and sit down to rest.
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: quote
locator: lines 6828-6830
quote_or_summary: They cannot rise because “there was enchantment on them,” and
they see the Red-Haired Man standing before them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 6831-6836
quote_or_summary: The Red-Haired Man says the time has come for satisfaction for
his mother and two brothers killed by Glasan; he attacks, and Finn blows the Dord
Fiann.
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: lines 6837-6842
quote_or_summary: Before the Red-Haired Man can kill more than three, Diarmuid hears
the Dord Fiann, enters, kills him, ends the enchantment, and Finn returns to Almhuin
with nine remaining Fianna.
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: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the passage. Motif labels are
descriptive and passage-level; no external comparison claims are made.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy reference applied only where directly supportable as a simple return pattern; other motif and symbol taxonomy fields left empty.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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