Motif
combat continues with teeth after weapons are exhausted
combat_continues_with_teeth_after_weapons_are_exhausted
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU / XXIII / HERE FOLLOWETH THE TOOTH-FIGHT OF FINTAN; lines 12389-12451 confidence: high
After their arms are used up, bodies are found with lips, noses, and ears in opponents' teeth and tusks; the men of Erin say, "This is a tooth-fight for us."
The dead are found with body parts in one another's teeth and tusks after their arms have been used up, leading to the name Tooth-fight.
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