Motif
fatal combat at a ford
fatal_combat_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.
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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 5681-5824 confidence: high
Ferdia rises early and goes alone to the Ford of Combat, knowing the battle will be decided there that day and that one or both combatants will fall.
Ferdia goes to the Ford of Combat knowing that there one of the two or both will fall that day.
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