batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l7458-l7504
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l7458-l7504
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER III. CONN CRITHER / CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V.
THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA; lines 7458-7504
start: '7458'
end: '7504'
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: Taistellach reports to Finn that foreigners have arrived at the harbour
of the White Strand. Finn calls on the Fianna to defend Ireland because they receive
tribute and service from its chief men. Credhe gives the warriors battle dress,
accompanies them with cattle, supplies new milk through the year-and-a-day battle,
and receives the wounded for healing. The Fianna march, make shelters, and kindle
fires. Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son go ahead to the harbour, attack the foreigners,
and are joined by Conn Crither and Glas, son of Bremen, until the landed force
is destroyed.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Taistellach comes to Finn and reports that foreigners have reached the harbour
of the White Strand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Finn tells the Fianna that, because they receive tribute and service from
the chief men of Ireland, they should defend Ireland from the danger now present.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The Fianna declare that they will not go back one step from the defence of
Ireland.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Credhe gives every warrior battle dress and accompanies the Fianna with a
great herd of cattle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: During a battle lasting a year and a day, Credhe supplies new milk and her
house receives the wounded for healing.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The Fianna travel by named borders, shores, and Slieve Mis, make shelters
for the night, and kindle fires.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son decide to go ahead to the harbour before
the rest of the Fianna arrive.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The King of the World orders some chief men to go ashore and bring back spoils.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son attack the strangers; Conn Crither and Glas,
son of Bremen, hear the blows, recognize them as Fianna blows, join the attack,
and destroy the landed group.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader among the Fianna who receives Taistellach's news first and addresses
his chief men about defending Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Fianna of Ireland
description: War-band addressed by Finn; they agree to defend Ireland, march out,
camp, and later arrive after an advance party goes ahead.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Taistellach
description: Messenger or scout who comes to Finn with news of the foreigners at
the harbour.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Credhe
description: Woman at whose house the Fianna are staying; she gives battle dress,
travels with cattle, supplies milk, and receives wounded for healing.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Caoilte
description: One of the three who go ahead to the harbour and attack the strangers.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Oisin
description: One of the three who go ahead to the harbour and attack the strangers.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Lugaidh's Son
description: One of the three who go ahead to the harbour and attack the strangers.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: King of the World
description: Ruler who orders some of his chief men to land and bring spoils.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Foreigners / strangers
description: Arrive at the harbour of the White Strand; some land under orders to
bring spoils and are attacked by Fianna warriors.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Conn Crither
description: Hears the blows, recognizes they are made by Fianna warriors, and joins
the attack on the strangers.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Glas, son of Bremen
description: Hears the blows, recognizes they are made by Fianna warriors, and joins
the attack on the strangers.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Chief men of Ireland
description: Irish chief men from whom the Fianna receive tribute and service, named
by Finn as the reason the Fianna should defend them.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: leader receiving news and commanding defence
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn receives the report first and then addresses the Fianna about the danger
and their duty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: defenders of Ireland
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Fianna agree not to retreat from Ireland's defence after Finn's speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: news-bringer
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- fig:3
basis: Taistellach tells Finn that the foreigners have come to the harbour.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: provider and healer-support figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Credhe equips the warriors, brings cattle, supplies milk, and her house receives
the wounded for healing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: advance attackers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: They go ahead to the harbour and attack the strangers before the rest of
the Fianna arrive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: enemy ruler ordering a raid for spoils
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The King of the World orders chief men to go ashore and bring back spoils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: foreign hostile force
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The foreigners arrive at the harbour; the landed group shouts, seeks spoils,
and is attacked.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: allied combatants joining by recognition
assigned_to:
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: They hear the noise of the blows, know they are from Fianna warriors, and
join the fight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: protected tribute-givers
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Finn says the Fianna receive tribute and service from them and should defend
them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: battle dress
literal_form: Battle dress given by Credhe to every warrior.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: cattle herd
literal_form: A great herd of cattle brought by Credhe while accompanying the Fianna.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: new milk
literal_form: New milk supplied by Credhe throughout the battle.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- milk
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: healing house
literal_form: Credhe's house where the wounded were brought for healing.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: camp fires
literal_form: Fires kindled by the Fianna after making shelters for the night.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: harbour of the White Strand
literal_form: Harbour where the foreigners arrive and where the advance attackers
go.
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Report of the foreign landing
summary: Taistellach arrives at Credhe's house and tells Finn that foreigners have
come to the harbour of the White Strand.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Finn's call to defend Ireland
summary: Finn tells the Fianna that the danger to Ireland must be met and links
their obligation to the tribute and service they receive from Ireland's chief
men; the Fianna agree not to retreat.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:12
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Credhe equips and sustains the war-band
summary: Credhe gives the Fianna battle dress, travels with them with cattle, supplies
milk during the year-and-a-day battle, and receives the wounded at her house for
healing.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: March and night camp
summary: The Fianna set out by the borders and shores named in the passage, make
shelters, and kindle fires for the night.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Advance attack at the harbour
summary: Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son go ahead to the harbour, attack the landed
strangers, and are joined by Conn Crither and Glas, son of Bremen, until the landed
force is destroyed.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: War-band departure to defend the land
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: After the report of the foreign arrival and Finn's speech, the Fianna commit
to defending Ireland and set out on their march.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is based on the literal departure and mobilization
in this passage, not on a full quest structure.
- id: motif:2
label: Reciprocal obligation between protectors and tribute-givers
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Finn argues that because the Fianna receive tribute and service from Ireland's
chief men, they are obliged to defend them now.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: The passage states a social or political exchange; the 'sacred_exchange'
taxonomy is only a cautious fit and may overstate the sacred dimension.
- id: motif:3
label: Female provider sustains warriors with milk and healing
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Credhe equips the Fianna, accompanies them with cattle, supplies new milk
through the long battle, and her house receives the wounded for healing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No broader comparative claim is made from the passage alone.
- id: motif:4
label: Small advance party attacks before the main host
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son go ahead to the harbour before the rest
of the Fianna and attack the strangers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative action pattern rather than a mapped taxonomy motif.
- id: motif:5
label: Allies recognize comrades by the sound of blows
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Conn Crither and Glas, son of Bremen, hear the blows and know they are struck
by some of the Fianna, then join them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives recognition by sound in battle; no external parallel
is asserted.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 7458-7465
quote_or_summary: At Credhe's house, Taistellach comes to Finn and reports that
foreigners have arrived at the harbour of the White Strand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 7467-7473
quote_or_summary: Finn tells the Fianna that a great danger has come against Ireland
and that, since they receive tribute and service from Ireland's chief men, they
should defend them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 7475-7476
quote_or_summary: '"the Fianna all said they would not go back one step from the
defence of Ireland."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 7476-7480
quote_or_summary: Credhe gives each of the Fianna battle dress, and Finn has her
come along; she brings a great herd of cattle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 7480-7483
quote_or_summary: Throughout the battle lasting a year and a day, Credhe has new
milk for the Fianna, and wounded men are brought to her house for healing.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 7485-7488
quote_or_summary: The Fianna set out by Ciarraighe Luachra, the shores of the Bannlid,
and Slieve Mis; at night they make shelters and kindle fires.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 7490-7493
quote_or_summary: Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son say they will go on to the harbour
before the rest of the Fianna, to attack the foreigners first.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 7495-7497
quote_or_summary: The King of the World commands some chief men to go ashore and
bring back spoils; those who land and the people in the ships shout.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 7498-7504
quote_or_summary: Caoilte, Oisin, and Lugaidh's Son attack the strangers; Conn Crither
and Glas, son of Bremen, hear the blows, recognize them as Fianna blows, join
the attack, and destroy all who came to land.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is a clear prose narrative with named figures and actions. Motif
taxonomy assignments are cautious, especially for reciprocal obligation. No comparison
claims were made because the passage itself does not explicitly support cross-text
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: |-
Used only supplied passage text and metadata. No external comparisons or unsupported taxonomy IDs added.
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