Motif
champion envoys before battle
champion_envoys_before_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men GODS AND FIGHTING MEN. / PART ONE: THE GODS. / BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF THE TUATHA DE DANAAN. / CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS; lines 648-746 confidence: high
Eochaid and his advisers choose Sreng, a great fighting man, to see and speak with the strangers; he sets out armed with shield, spears, sword, head-covering, and iron club.
Both sides send armed champions, Sreng and Bres, to meet and speak cautiously before battle begins.
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