Motif
breaking fair combat by group attack or ambush
breaking_fair_combat_by_group_attack_or_ambush
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 7409-7545 confidence: high
Medb orders a battle-force over the ford and says to break the law of fair fight with Cuchulain. The seven Mane go first; women and Medb climb on men to see Cuchulain, and Medb asks Fergus who he is.
Medb orders fair fight to be broken at the ford and later plans a false truce to catch Cuchulain unarmed.
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