Tūtāmure

The source presents Tūtāmure within the life-history of the ariki Kahungunu: as Kahungunu aged, Maunga-a-kāhia was attacked by his nephew Tūtāmure. The account situates Tūtāmure in the network of kinship and conflict that structures the narrative of Kahungunu’s life. The source does not provide a broader mythic origin for Tūtāmure beyond his role in these events.

No physical description of Tūtāmure is provided in the source. The material records Tūtāmure only in terms of his genealogical relation (nephew) and his actions (the attack on Maunga-a-kāhia). All available details in the source are narrative and relational rather than descriptive of bodily appearance or dress.

The source attributes no supernatural powers or abilities to Tūtāmure. His documented behaviors are consistent with those of a human combatant and political actor: he attacked Maunga-a-kāhia and thereby became part of the chain of events involving utu and armed conflict recorded in the Kahungunu tradition. The source does not ascribe spiritual agency or otherworldly capacities to him.