Motif
Broken pact followed by collective attack
broken_pact_followed_by_collective_attack
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond 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 THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 6426-6557 confidence: high
One man falls by Cuchulain each day for a week; faith is broken, twenty attack at once and are destroyed, the host moves to Cronech, and many named opponents are said to have been killed by him in single combat.
After daily single combat, faith is broken with Cuchulain and twenty men are sent at one time against him; he destroys them all.
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