Motif
Affectionate truce during a lethal duel
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 10830-10949 confidence: high
"They threw their arms away" and "Each laid his hand on the other's neck and gave him three kisses."
The warriors cease fighting, disarm, embrace by the neck, exchange three kisses, and share a night camp before resuming combat.
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