Motif
beloved friend or foster-brother as fated opponent
beloved_friend_or_foster_brother_as_fated_opponent
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
celtic irish
-
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 9887-10007 confidence: high
Fergus says he came to inform Cuchulain that Ferdiad son of Daman son of Dare, Cuchulain's friend, comrade, foster-brother, and equal in arms, will fight him early the next morning.
Ferdiad is named as Cuchulain's friend, comrade, foster-brother, and equal, yet is coming to fight him; Cuchulain says his concern is love rather than fear.
read in the book →