Motif
Champion challenge followed by prolonged duel and beheading
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER VIII. THE BOAR OF BEINN GULBAIN / BOOK EIGHT: CNOC-AN-AIR. / CHAPTER I. TAILC, SON OF TREON / CHAPTER II. MEARGACH'S WIFE; lines 13249-13366 confidence: high
Meargach says: “Meargach of the Green Spears is my name,” and says he will fight any man brought against him “to avenge Tailc, son of Treon.”
Meargach challenges the Fianna, Osgar stands against him, the fight lasts three days, and Osgar beheads him.
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