Motif
courteous or chivalric speech between opposing heroes
courteous_or_chivalric_speech_between_opposing_heroes
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland ACCORDING TO THE GLENN MASAIN VERSION / ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION; lines 4722-4800 confidence: medium
As battle proceeds Ferdia shows generosity equal to Cuchulain; their third-day dialogue includes mutual compliments such as “thy kingly might” and “fair graceful Hound,” which are compared to French “Beausire.”
The passage highlights mutual compliments between Cuchulain and Ferdia and describes the dialogue as marked by a spirit of chivalry.
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