Motif
collective refusal to face a feared warrior
collective_refusal_to_face_a_feared_warrior
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 SCYTHED CHARIOT / XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON; lines 8988-9074 confidence: high
The hosts camp at the pillar-stone in Crich Roiss; Medb calls for one of the men of Erin to fight Cuchulain, and each refuses, saying he will not be sent as a victim in another's place.
When Medb asks for a fighter against Cuchulain, every man refuses to be the one sent.
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