batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l8906-l8938
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l8906-l8938
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
passage_locator:
label: THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH
HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT / XVIII; lines 8906-8938
start: '8906'
end: '8938'
translation: The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: Then it was that a very bold young warrior of the Ulstermen came nigh the
hosts...
summary: A bold young Ulster warrior, Oengus son of Oenlam Gabe, approaches the
hosts, drives them from Moda Loga/Lugmud to Ath da Fert, prevents their passage
by showering them with stones, is said by scholars to have been capable of killing
much of the host in single combat, but is instead attacked from ambush on every
side and killed in unequal fight at Ath da Fert in Sliab Fuait.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Oengus son of Oenlam Gabe is introduced as a very bold young warrior of the
Ulstermen.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Oengus approaches the hosts and drives them from Moda Loga, then called Lugmud,
to Ath da Fert in Sliab Fuait.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Oengus prevents the hosts from passing and showers them with stones.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: A scholarly comment says that if Oengus had fought the hosts in single combat,
two-thirds of the host would have fallen before him by Emain Macha.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The hosts do not fight Oengus in single combat; they attack him from ambush
on every side.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Oengus falls at the hands of the hosts in unequal fight at Ath da Fert in
Sliab Fuait.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Oengus son of Oenlam Gabe
description: A very bold young warrior of the Ulstermen, also identified by the
by-name connected with Oenlam Gabe, 'the One-handed Smith.'
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the hosts
description: The opposing hosts whom Oengus drives back and who later attack him
from ambush on every side.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: bold young Ulster warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage explicitly calls Oengus a very bold young warrior of the Ulstermen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: opposing host
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The hosts are the group Oengus approaches, drives back, blocks, and fights
against.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: ambushers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says they attacked Oengus from ambush on every side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: slain warrior in unequal fight
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says Oengus fell at their hands in unequal fight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: stones as weapons
literal_form: stones showered by Oengus against the hosts
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Ford of the Two Gravemounds
literal_form: Ath da Fert, 'the Ford of the Two Gravemounds,' in Sliab Fuait
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Oengus drives back the hosts
summary: Oengus comes near the hosts, drives them from Moda Loga/Lugmud to Ath da
Fert, stops them from passing, and attacks them with stones.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Ambush and death of Oengus
summary: Instead of fighting Oengus in single combat, the hosts attack him from
ambush on every side, and he dies in unequal fight at Ath da Fert in Sliab Fuait.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: single warrior holds back a host
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A lone bold warrior of the Ulstermen drives the hosts back, prevents their
passage, and attacks them with stones.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy motif family directly matches this battle pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: hero denied single combat and slain by ambush
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage contrasts the expected or hypothetical single combat with the
hosts' actual ambush from every side, resulting in Oengus's death in unequal fight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is extracted at the narrative-pattern level; the passage does
not make an explicit comparative claim.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8906-8913
quote_or_summary: Oengus son of Oenlam Gabe, a bold young Ulster warrior, approaches
the hosts, drives them from Moda Loga/Lugmud to Ath da Fert, blocks them, and
showers them with stones.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 8913-8918
quote_or_summary: Scholars say that if Oengus had fought them in single combat,
two-thirds of the host would have fallen before him by Emain Macha.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 8918-8921
quote_or_summary: The hosts do not act that way; they attack him from ambush on
every side until he falls at their hands in unequal fight at Ath da Fert in Sliab
Fuait.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are descriptive and not
mapped to a supplied taxonomy family. No comparison claims were made because the
passage itself does not support external 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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Footnote sigla were not treated as narrative evidence.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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