batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l9545-l9644
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label: CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII.
THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN / CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE; lines 9545-9644
start: '9545'
end: '9644'
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: Conan questions Finn about his life and about the Dord Fiann and beloved
kinds of music. Conan then agrees to give Finn his daughter and prepares a wedding
feast. Finn has a frightening dream of the Tuatha de Danaan attacking him and
slaughtering the Fianna. The Fianna learn where Finn is through Mac-an-Reith's
true knowledge. Later, at Almhuin, the hall is divided for the son of the King
of Ireland, and two Men of Dea interpret the seating as an insult and warn Fionnbhar
that Finn intends to take a woman promised to one of the Tuatha de Danaan. Fionnbhar
summons battalions. Finn goes toward Conan's wedding feast with few men, fears
an attack, receives Goll's promise of defense, and is seated in Conan's hall.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Conan asks Finn about his birth, rearing, deeds, and the origin of the Dord
Fiann.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Finn says the Dord Fiann was made in Ireland by the three sons of Cearmait
Honey-Mouth, was formerly sounded by nine men, and is now sounded for him by fifty
men.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Finn describes favored sounds, including wind through raised spear-shafts,
cups in the drinking-hall, sea-birds, waves, named songs and whistles, animal
sounds, laughter, and the sea.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: After Finn answers the questions, Conan says he will give Finn his daughter
and will have a wedding-feast ready in a month.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Finn has a dreadful dream in which he sees the Tuatha de Danaan taking up
a quarrel against him and making a great slaughter of the Fianna.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Bran Beag and Bran Mor ask Mac-an-Reith where Finn spent the night, and Mac-an-Reith
identifies Conan of Ceann Slieve's house.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: At Almhuin, the son of the King of Ireland arrives; the Fianna divide the
hall, and two Men of Dea in the ceded half interpret the arrangement as an insult.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Failbhe Beag says Finn is going to bring away a woman promised to the third
best man of the Tuatha de Danaan, against the will of her father and mother.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Fionnbhar sends messengers throughout Ireland to gather the Tuatha de Danaan,
and six battalions come to him by Loch Derg Dheirc at the end of a month.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: On the way to Conan's feast, Finn says he feels fear and expects the Men of
Dea to raise a quarrel and kill his people; Goll promises to defend him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Finn and his companions are welcomed into Conan's drinking-hall and seated,
with Finn beside the door, Goll on his right, and Finndeilb on his left.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader of the Fianna who answers Conan's questions, is offered Conan's
daughter, dreams of attack, fears the Men of Dea, and is seated in Conan's hall.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Conan of Ceann Slieve
description: Host and questioner who offers his daughter to Finn and prepares the
wedding-feast.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Conan's daughter / the woman promised
description: Woman Conan says he will give to Finn; later described by Failbhe Beag
as promised to the third best man of the Tuatha de Danaan and opposed by her parents.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The Fianna
description: Finn's warrior company; they are absent from Finn at first, are downhearted
without news of him, and are later threatened in Finn's dream and fears.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The Tuatha de Danaan / Men of Dea
description: A supernatural people or group who are seen in Finn's dream as quarrelling
with him; two of them are insulted in the hall episode, and their king later gathers
battalions.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Diorraing
description: Companion who asks Finn why he starts from his bed after the dream.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bran Beag and Bran Mor
description: Two members of the Fianna who seek knowledge of Finn's whereabouts
and go to Conan's house.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Mac-an-Reith, son of the Ram
description: A figure described as having the gift of true knowledge, who tells
the Brans where Finn spent the night.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Son of the King of Ireland
description: Arrives at the drinking-hall at Almhuin, prompting the division of
the hall.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Oisin
description: Advises that the Fianna should leave half the hall to the king's son
and keep the other half themselves.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Failbhe Mor and Failbhe Beag
description: Two Men of Dea seated in the half of the hall given to the king's son;
they leave to warn Fionnbhar.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Fionnbhar of Magh Feabhail
description: King over the Tuatha de Danaan who hears the complaint and summons
the Tuatha de Danaan to gather.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Goll
description: Companion of Finn, one of the sons of Morna, who promises to defend
Finn and is seated at Finn's right.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Finndeilb of the Fair Shape
description: Companion seated on Finn's left in Conan's drinking-hall.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: questioned hero and leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn answers questions about his life and leads the Fianna.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: prospective bridegroom
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Conan says he will give Finn his daughter and prepare a wedding-feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: dreamer of warning vision
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finn reports seeing the Tuatha de Danaan quarrelling with him and slaughtering
the Fianna in sleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: host and father arranging marriage
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Conan offers his daughter and prepares the feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: contested bride or promised woman
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: She is offered to Finn but described by Failbhe Beag as already promised
to a Tuatha de Danaan man.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: heroic warband
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Fianna are Finn's people and warrior company in the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: opposing supernatural host
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They are seen opposing Finn in the dream and are gathered by Fionnbhar after
the insult report.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: companion
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:14
basis: Diorraing accompanies Finn and questions him; Finndeilb is seated beside
him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: searchers for absent leader
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The two Brans seek out Mac-an-Reith to learn where Finn spent the night.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: knower or seer
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Mac-an-Reith is said to have the gift of true knowledge and locates Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: royal guest causing seating dispute
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: His arrival prompts concern that he will order the hall and leads to the
division of the space.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: counsellor on hall division
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Oisin proposes giving half the hall to the king's son and keeping half for
themselves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: insulted complainants and messengers
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Failbhe Mor and Failbhe Beag interpret the seating as an insult and carry
the report to Fionnbhar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:14
label: king and war-summoner
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Fionnbhar is king over the Tuatha de Danaan and sends messengers to gather
them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:15
label: defender
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Goll promises to defend Finn against anything the Men of Dea may do.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Dord Fiann
literal_form: The Mutterer of the Fianna, a musical or sounding object or practice
associated with multiple sounders.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: wind through raised spear-shafts
literal_form: Seven battalions of the Fianna raise spear-shafts while cold wind
passes through them, producing a sound Finn calls sweet.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: water and wave sounds
literal_form: Sea, waves at Traig Liath, the river of the White Trout, and the swell
that brings fish to land.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: wedding-feast
literal_form: A feast prepared by Conan for Finn and his people at the end of a
month.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: dreadful sleep-vision
literal_form: A dream in which the Tuatha de Danaan attack Finn and slaughter the
Fianna.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: divided drinking-hall
literal_form: The hall at Almhuin divided between the king's son and the Fianna,
with Men of Dea in the ceded half.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: Loch Derg Dheirc gathering-place
literal_form: The edge of Loch Derg Dheirc, where six battalions gather to Fionnbhar.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Conan questions Finn about identity and music
summary: Conan questions Finn, and Finn answers about his life, the Dord Fiann,
and the sounds he most delights in.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Marriage offer and ominous dream
summary: Conan offers his daughter to Finn and sets a wedding-feast for a month
later; that night Finn dreams of the Tuatha de Danaan attacking him and killing
many Fianna.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: The Brans learn Finn's whereabouts
summary: Bran Beag and Bran Mor consult Mac-an-Reith, who uses true knowledge to
identify Conan's house as Finn's location.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Hall division and perceived insult
summary: At Almhuin, the arrival of the king's son leads to dividing the hall; two
Men of Dea in the ceded half interpret this as shame and insult.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Complaint to Fionnbhar and gathering of battalions
summary: Failbhe Mor and Failbhe Beag tell Fionnbhar that Finn intends to insult
the Tuatha de Danaan and take a woman promised to one of them; Fionnbhar summons
the Tuatha de Danaan, and six battalions gather by Loch Derg Dheirc.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Fearful journey to the wedding-feast
summary: Finn sets out for the feast with mostly sons of Morna, says he fears an
attack by the Men of Dea, receives Goll's promise of defense, and is welcomed
and seated in Conan's hall.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:13
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
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- id: motif:1
label: prophetic or warning dream before conflict
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finn dreams that the Tuatha de Danaan will quarrel with him and slaughter
the Fianna, and later he states that he expects the Men of Dea to attack.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the dream as frightening and anticipatory, but the
provided excerpt does not show the later outcome.
- id: motif:2
label: seer reveals the absent hero's location
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Mac-an-Reith is explicitly described as having the gift of true knowledge
and tells the Brans where Finn spent the night.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only one act of knowledge, not an extended wisdom episode.
- id: motif:3
label: contested bride provoking intergroup conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Conan offers his daughter to Finn, while Failbhe Beag reports that Finn is
taking a woman promised to a leading man of the Tuatha de Danaan and against her
parents' will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The claim that the woman is already promised is voiced by a character,
and the passage does not independently verify all details.
- id: motif:4
label: feast as threshold of danger
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A wedding-feast is prepared, but Finn fears danger when going to it, and
a supernatural host gathers on the same day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt ends at the seating in the hall and does not narrate the resulting
confrontation.
- id: motif:5
label: hall seating insult leading to mobilization
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The division of the hall is interpreted by two Men of Dea as shame and insult,
after which they report to Fionnbhar and he gathers the Tuatha de Danaan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: This is a social-conflict pattern rather than a taxonomy-listed mythic
motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 9545-9556
quote_or_summary: Conan asks Finn about his birth, rearing, deeds, and the Dord
Fiann; Finn says it was made in Ireland by the three sons of Cearmait Honey-Mouth
and describes its sounders.
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 9557-9580
quote_or_summary: Finn names the sounds that please him, including wind through
Fianna spear-shafts, drinking-hall cups, birds, waves, songs, whistles, animals,
laughter, and the sea.
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: summary
locator: lines 9581-9583
quote_or_summary: After Finn answers well, Conan says he will give Finn his daughter
and prepare a wedding-feast at the end of a month.
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:4
type: summary
locator: lines 9584-9589
quote_or_summary: Finn starts from his bed because he has seen the Tuatha de Danaan
taking up a quarrel against him and slaughtering the Fianna.
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 9590-9600
quote_or_summary: The Fianna, lacking news of Finn, send Bran Beag and Bran Mor
to Mac-an-Reith, who has true knowledge and says Finn spent the night at Conan
of Ceann Slieve's house.
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 9601-9616
quote_or_summary: At Almhuin, the son of the King of Ireland arrives; Oisin proposes
dividing the hall, and two Men of Dea, Failbhe Mor and Failbhe Beag, are in the
half given over to the king's son and call it an insult.
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 9616-9623
quote_or_summary: Failbhe Beag says Finn intends to bring away the woman promised
to the third best man of the Tuatha de Danaan against her parents' will, and the
two Men of Dea report this to Fionnbhar.
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 9624-9630
quote_or_summary: Fionnbhar, king over the Tuatha de Danaan, sends messengers across
Ireland, and six battalions gather to him by Loch Derg Dheirc on the same day
Conan has the wedding-feast ready.
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 9631-9640
quote_or_summary: Finn sets out from Teamhair Luachra with mostly sons of Morna,
tells Goll he fears the Men of Dea will quarrel with him and kill his people,
and Goll promises defense.
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:10
type: summary
locator: lines 9641-9644
quote_or_summary: Finn's party reaches Conan's house, is welcomed into the drinking-hall,
and is seated with Finn beside the door, Goll on his right, and Finndeilb on his
left.
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: high
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are cautious because the excerpt ends before the wedding conflict is resolved.
No comparison claims were made beyond internal motif candidates.
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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Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy refs were applied only where directly supported by passage language or imagery.
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