Motif
Champion spares defeated challengers
champion_spares_defeated_challengers
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12158-12249 confidence: medium
The two young men swear to fight Diarmuid first, choose hand-to-hand strength, and are defeated and bound by Diarmuid. Grania praises the fight and insists she must get a share of the berries or she will not live.
The brothers fight Diarmuid by hand; Diarmuid defeats and binds them, then loosens their bonds when they ask to witness the fight before their heads are taken.
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