batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l7086-l7130
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l7086-l7130
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'CHAPTER III. THE HOUND / CHAPTER IV. RED RIDGE / BOOK THREE: THE BATTLE
OF THE WHITE STRAND. / CHAPTER I. THE ENEMIES OF IRELAND; lines 7086-7130'
start: '7086'
end: '7130'
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 passage introduces the Battle of the White Strand. A coalition of foreign
rulers under Daire Donn, called High King of the Great World, gathers to conquer
Ireland and put it under tribute. Glas, an exile from Ireland because of treachery
against Finn, offers knowledge of Irish harbours. The invading armies sail, meet
a violent sea-storm with sea-women, birds, and broken rigging, then reach Green
Rock. Daire Donn demands the promised white sandy shore, and Glas identifies the
Harbour of the White Strand in western Ireland.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage identifies the Battle of the White Strand at Finntraigh in Munster
as the greatest battle fought by the Fianna to keep foreigners out of Ireland.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Enemies of Ireland gather under Daire Donn, High King of the Great World,
with the intention of taking Ireland and putting it under tribute.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The invading coalition includes many named kings and lords, including rulers
of Greece, France, the Eastern World, the Saxons, Lochlann, and others.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Ogarmach, daughter of the King of Greece, is described as the best woman-warrior
that ever came into the world.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Daire Donn asks who can give him knowledge of Ireland's harbours.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Glas, son of Bremen or Dremen, says he can bring the invaders to a good harbour;
he had been put out of Ireland by Finn for treachery.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The armies set out in ships and encounter rising wind, waves, sea-women, frightened
birds, and breaking ropes and sails.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: After the storm, the sea becomes quiet, the waves tame, and the harbours friendly;
the fleet stops at an island called the Green Rock.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Daire Donn rejects Green Rock as the promised harbour and asks for a white
sandy shore suitable for fairs and gatherings when the armies are not fighting.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Glas identifies the Harbour of the White Strand in Corca Duibhne, and the
armies sail onward toward Ireland.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The Fianna
description: War-band said to have fought great battles to keep foreigners out of
Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Daire Donn / the King of the World
description: High King of the Great World who leads the enemies of Ireland and commands
the invading expedition.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Foreign kings and great lords
description: A coalition including named kings and lords from Greece, France, the
Eastern World, the Saxons, Lochlann, and other peoples.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ogarmach
description: Daughter of the King of Greece, described as an exceptional woman-warrior.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Glas, son of Bremen/Dremen
description: An exile from Ireland, expelled by Finn for treachery, who offers to
guide the invading armies to an Irish harbour.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Finn
description: Person by whom Glas had been put out of Ireland for treachery.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Sea-women
description: Female beings or figures associated with the sea whose wild playing
is heard during the storm.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Defenders of Ireland
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They are introduced as fighting to keep foreigners out of Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: Leader of invading enemies
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He gathers the enemies under his command and seeks to take Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: Invading coalition
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The listed rulers and lords are said to be among the enemies gathered under
Daire Donn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: Woman-warrior in the invading host
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: She is included among the invading rulers and described as the best woman-warrior.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: Exiled harbour-guide
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: He offers knowledge of Ireland's harbours after being expelled from Ireland
for treachery.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: Expeller of Glas
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage says Glas had been put out of Ireland by Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: Noisy sea-associated figures
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Their wild playing is heard during the storm at sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: White Strand
literal_form: A white sandy shore and harbour at Finntraigh / Corca Duibhne in western
Ireland.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: sym:2
label: Ships of the invading armies
literal_form: Ships carrying the armies over the sea toward Ireland.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: Stormy sea
literal_form: Wind, waves, sea-noise, birds, and broken ropes and sails during the
fleet's passage.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: Green Rock
literal_form: An island where the fleet stops after the sea calms.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: Harbours of Ireland
literal_form: Irish landing-places sought by the invaders and known by Glas.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Introduction of the battle site and purpose
summary: The passage frames the Battle of the White Strand as the greatest of the
Fianna's battles to keep foreigners out of Ireland.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Gathering of the enemies of Ireland
summary: Daire Donn gathers foreign kings, lords, and warriors to conquer Ireland
and impose tribute.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: The exiled guide offers harbour knowledge
summary: Daire Donn asks for knowledge of Irish harbours, and Glas, an exile expelled
by Finn for treachery, offers to guide him.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: The fleet's stormy sea passage
summary: The invading armies sail in ships, encounter a violent sea passage, and
then reach calmer water and Green Rock.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Redirection toward the White Strand
summary: Daire Donn rejects Green Rock as inadequate, asks for the promised white
sandy shore, and Glas names the Harbour of the White Strand before the fleet sails
on toward Ireland.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Foreign host invades to impose tribute
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A multinational coalition gathers under Daire Donn to take Ireland and put
it under tribute.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is assigned because the available list has
no direct invasion motif.
- id: motif:2
label: Homeland defended by heroic war-band
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Fianna are introduced as fighting to keep foreigners out of Ireland,
with this battle singled out as the greatest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage only introduces the defense; the battle itself is not narrated
in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: Banished insider guides enemies to a landing-place
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: Glas, expelled from Ireland for treachery, supplies harbour knowledge to
the invading king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The trickster-boundary taxonomy link is cautious; the text states treachery
and guiding across boundaries but does not characterize Glas as a trickster.
- id: motif:4
label: Storm at sea tests or disrupts a martial expedition
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: The invading fleet encounters wind, waves, sea-women, frightened birds, and
broken rigging before calm returns.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes a storm and calming, but does not explicitly call
it divine or supernatural punishment.
- id: motif:5
label: Exceptional woman-warrior among kings
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ogarmach is listed among the invading rulers and praised as the best woman-warrior
ever born.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only a brief descriptive notice and no deeds by Ogarmach
in this excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 7086-7093
quote_or_summary: The Battle of the White Strand at Finntraigh in Munster is introduced
as the greatest battle the Fianna fought to keep foreigners out of Ireland.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 7094-7096
quote_or_summary: The enemies of Ireland gather under Daire Donn, High King of the
Great World, intending to take Ireland and put it under tribute.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 7097-7109
quote_or_summary: The coalition includes many named kings and lords from Greece,
France, the Eastern World, the Saxons, Lochlann, and other lands and peoples.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 7107-7109
quote_or_summary: Ogarmach, daughter of the King of Greece, is described as the
best woman-warrior that ever came into the world.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 7111-7113
quote_or_summary: The King of the World asks who can give him knowledge of Ireland's
harbours, and Glas says he will bring him to a good harbour.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 7113-7114
quote_or_summary: Glas is identified as a man who had been put out of Ireland by
Finn for treachery.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 7116-7119
quote_or_summary: The armies sail in ships; wind and waves rise, with sea-women
heard, birds screaming, and ropes and sails breaking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 7119-7123
quote_or_summary: The wind rises away, the sea becomes quiet, waves become tame,
harbours friendly, and the fleet stops at the island called Green Rock.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 7123-7127
quote_or_summary: The King of the World says Green Rock is not the promised harbour
and asks for a white sandy shore where the armies could hold fairs and gatherings
when not fighting.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 7127-7130
quote_or_summary: Glas says he knows such a harbour in western Ireland, the Harbour
of the White Strand in Corca Duibhne, and the fleet sails on toward Ireland.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy
links are cautious because the available taxonomy contains few direct labels for
invasion, exile, harbour-guiding, or warrior-women. No comparison claims are made
because the passage does not itself support cross-text or cross-tradition 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'
notes: |-
Source metadata states public domain and full text allowed. The passage spelling varies between Bremen and Dremen for Glas's patronymic; both forms are preserved where relevant.
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