Motif
fatal champion duel at a ford
fatal_champion_duel_at_a_ford
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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 10006-10118 confidence: high
Cuchulain says, “If we clash upon the ford,” he and Ferdiad will not part without a fierce weapon fight.
The passage frames the coming encounter between Cuchulain and Ferdiad as a weapon fight at the ford that will not end without decisive outcome, and Ferdiad’s folk expect one or both champions to fall.
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