batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l7301-l7359
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l7301-l7359
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER I. THE ENEMIES OF IRELAND / CHAPTER II. CAEL AND CREDHE / CHAPTER
III. CONN CRITHER / CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN; lines 7301-7359
start: '7301'
end: '7359'
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 King of the World sends Glas to identify the Fianna warrior who has
spoken. Glas recognizes Conn Crither as a kinsman from Teamhair Luachra and decides
to fight beside him rather than against him. Glas obtains terms from the King
that single champions will be sent until the Fianna arrive. Glas and Conn kill
successive opponents, while Conn is later healed by three women from the Country
of the Young in a healing well. Glas challenges and kills Madan of the Bent Neck,
and Conn praises him when he returns.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The King of the World orders Glas to leave the ship and identify which Fianna
warrior has spoken.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Glas and Conn Crither identify themselves as being from Teamhair Luachra and
of one blood.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Glas says he would not have fought the Fianna except that Finn and the Fianna
had driven him away.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Conn tells Glas that Finn's protection would cover him if he came under Finn's
word and protection.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Glas asks the King of the World not to let the armies land, but to send only
one man at a time to fight each of them until the Fianna arrive.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Glas and Conn kill the opposing strangers sent against them, and three times
nine fall by them before night.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Conn is covered with wounds and says three women from the Country of the Young
promised to put him in a well of healing.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The three women bathe Conn in the healing well, and he becomes whole of his
wounds.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Glas asks that Madan of the Bent Neck be sent alone against him to see which
of them will fight best for Ireland.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Glas and Madan fight, and Madan is killed by Glas because it was not in the
prophecy that Glas would die there.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Conn returns to Glas and praises him for what he has done.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: King of the World
description: A king commanding ships and armies against Ireland; he directs Glas
and controls which fighters are sent.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Glas, son of Dremen/Bremen
description: A warrior from Teamhair Luachra who initially serves the King of the
World, recognizes Conn as kin, changes sides, and kills Madan.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Conn Crither, son of Bran
description: A Fianna warrior from Teamhair Luachra, kinsman of Glas, who fights
beside Glas and is healed of wounds.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader associated with the Fianna whose word and protection are invoked
by Conn.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Fianna of Ireland
description: The Irish warrior group opposed to the King of the World; they are
expected to come to the fighting place.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Three women from the Country of the Young
description: Three women who promise Conn healing and bathe him in a well of healing.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Madan of the Bent Neck, son of the King of the Marshes
description: A warrior in the ships who had claimed he could take Ireland for the
King of the World and bring it under tribute; he fights Glas and dies.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Strangers sent against Glas and Conn
description: Opposing fighters sent out in single or paired combat; they are killed
by Glas and Conn.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: foreign war leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He commands ships, armies, and fighters sent against the Fianna of Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: kinsmen from Teamhair Luachra
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Glas and Conn state that they are from Teamhair Luachra and of one blood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: defector to aid kin
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Glas says his heart is weak at his kinsman being alone and asks to help him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: champion for Ireland
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Glas asks to face Madan alone to see which will fight best for Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:5
label: wounded warrior healed
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Conn is wounded after battle and is restored in the well of healing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: protector by pledged word
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Conn says Glas need not dread Finn if he came under Finn's word and protection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: defended Irish warrior host
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Fianna of Ireland are the force opposed to the King of the World and
expected to arrive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: healers from the Country of the Young
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They promise to place Conn in a well of healing and then bathe him there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: opposing champion
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Madan and the strangers are sent or requested as opponents in combat against
Glas and Conn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: well of healing
literal_form: well in which Conn is bathed and made whole of his wounds
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: Country of the Young
literal_form: place from which the three women come
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: ships and harbour
literal_form: ships of the King of the World at the harbour
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: prophecy of death-place
literal_form: statement that it was not in the prophecy that Glas would die there
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Glas identifies Conn and recognizes kinship
summary: The King of the World sends Glas from the ship; Glas questions Conn, and
the two discover they are kinsmen from Teamhair Luachra.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Glas changes allegiance and sets terms for combat
summary: Glas tells Conn he would not have fought the Fianna but for being driven
out, and he asks the King of the World to allow single combat until the Fianna
arrive.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Glas and Conn defeat successive opponents
summary: Opposing fighters are sent against Glas and Conn, and many fall by them
before night.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Conn is healed by women from the Country of the Young
summary: After being covered with wounds, Conn goes to three women from the Country
of the Young, who bathe him in a healing well and restore him.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Glas challenges and kills Madan
summary: Glas asks for Madan to come alone against him. They fight, and Madan dies
by Glas, with the narration noting a prophecy that Glas would not die there.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:6
label: Conn praises Glas
summary: Conn returns and praises Glas for what he has done.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: kinsman recognized among enemies changes sides
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Glas is serving with the foreign force, recognizes Conn as his own blood,
and decides to fight beside him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives a clear kinship and allegiance shift, but no formal
taxonomy reference is supplied for this motif.
- id: motif:2
label: single combat delays invasion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Glas asks the King of the World to keep the armies from landing and to send
only individual fighters until the Fianna arrive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames this as a tactical request rather than an explicitly
ritualized duel.
- id: motif:3
label: healing well restores wounded warrior
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Conn is wounded, is bathed in a well of healing by three women from the Country
of the Young, and becomes whole of his wounds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The healing is restoration from wounds, not death or resurrection.
- id: motif:4
label: otherworld women heal a warrior
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Three women from the Country of the Young promise Conn healing and bathe
him in the healing well.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names the Country of the Young but does not explain its nature
within this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: prophecy marks that a hero will not die in a given fight
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Madan dies because the narration says it was not in the prophecy that Glas
would find his death there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The prophecy is mentioned only briefly and its source or terms are not
given.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 7301-7310
quote_or_summary: The King of the World says the speaker's words are bold and orders
Glas to leave the ship and see which Fianna warrior is speaking.
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: 7311-7318
quote_or_summary: Glas and Conn identify themselves as from Teamhair Luachra, and
Glas says Conn is "of the one blood with myself."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 7318-7324
quote_or_summary: Glas says it is a pity to fight Conn and that he would not fight
the Fianna if Finn and the Fianna had not driven him from them.
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: 7324-7330
quote_or_summary: Conn says that even if Glas had killed Finn's own son, he need
not dread Finn if he came under Finn's word and protection.
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: 7331-7344
quote_or_summary: Glas tells the King his kinsman is alone and asks to help him;
he requests that the armies not land and that only one man at a time fight each
of them until the Fianna arrive.
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: 7345-7350
quote_or_summary: Two strangers are first sent and killed by Glas and Conn; then
two against each of them are sent, and three times nine fall by them before night.
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: 7350-7354
quote_or_summary: Conn is covered with wounds and says three women from the Country
of the Young promised to put him in a well of healing.
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: 7354-7356
quote_or_summary: Conn goes to the women; they bathe him in the well of healing,
and he is whole of his wounds.
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: 7356-7359
quote_or_summary: Glas goes to the harbour and asks the King of the World to send
Madan of the Bent Neck alone against him, saying Madan had claimed he could take
Ireland and bring it under tribute.
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: '7359'
quote_or_summary: Madan comes ashore, fights Glas, and dies by him; the narration
says it was not in the prophecy that Glas would find his death there.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: '7359'
quote_or_summary: Conn Crither returns to Glas and gives him great praise for what
he has done.
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: The main actions, figures, and healing-well pattern are explicit in the passage.
Motif labels are descriptive and mostly not mapped to supplied motif-family taxonomy.
No comparison claims are made because the passage itself does not support a comparison
to another named tradition or motif family.
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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