> But I think another boasting role is "promises of
> future deeds". I don't know
> how Orlanthi this is, but I have often heard of
> Boasting competitions
> *before* a battle or other endeavour. Failing to
> live up to the boast is bad juju.
There's a lot of that in the Coley Cattle raid I was looking at earlier. The sequence seems to be
a) Boast about what you're going to do to Cuchculain b) Try to do it c) Die
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