Motif
combat at a ford between opposed champions
combat_at_a_ford_between_opposed_champions
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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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5290-5478 confidence: high
"Cuchulain reached the ford, and Ferdia awaited him on the south side of it, and Cuchulain halted his horses upon the north."
Cuchulain halts on the north side of the ford while Ferdia waits on the south side, and the dialogue frames an imminent battle at the ford.
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