Motif
aged warrior knowingly accepts fatal combat
aged_warrior_knowingly_accepts_fatal_combat
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 RDBEH / DEATH OF MINCHIHR / NAUDER / AFRSIYB MARCHES AGAINST NAUDER; lines 3291-3401 confidence: high
Kobd, aged brother of Krun and son of Kavah, accepts the challenge despite warnings and speaks of death, burial beneath a warrior's tomb, and his brother blessing his memory.
Kobd is described as aged, cannot be restrained from unequal conflict, speaks of universal death, and is killed in the duel.
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